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  • Fact Check: Definition Of Word 'Horizontal' Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat

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    Did the word "horizon" come from the word "horizontal," and is this evidence that the Earth must be flat? No, that's not true: The word "horizon" came first, and the adjective "horizontal" followed. The adjective describes something "relating to or near the horizon." The word "horizon" originated from the ancient Greek term "ὁρίζων κύκλος" (horízōn kýklos), which means "separating (or…

    • Feb 24, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Definition Of Word 'Horizontal' Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat Limit Of View
  • Fact Check: Video Showing 'Breaks In Earth's Crust' Is NOT Hatay Province In Turkey But Shanxi Province In China

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    Did an aerial video capture a deep and wide chasm in the Earth's crust in southern Turkey's Hatay province, part of the area hit by earthquakes in early February 2023? No, that's not true: This video footage does not show earthquake fault lines in Turkey. It shows China's Loess Plateau, which is a drainage basin for the Yellow River. The…

    • Feb 21, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Showing 'Breaks In Earth's Crust' Is NOT Hatay Province In Turkey But Shanxi Province In China Shanxi, China
  • Fact Check: Time-Lapse Video Of Alaskan Midnight Sun Does NOT Prove The Earth Is Flat -- Digitally Altered

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    Does a time-lapse video of the midnight sun in Alaska show that the sun appears to get smaller as it approaches the horizon -- thus proving that this is a "local sun" that is very close to Earth in a closed environment, part of the firmament? No, that's not true: The footage of slightly more than one full day has…

    • Feb 16, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Time-Lapse Video Of Alaskan Midnight Sun Does NOT Prove The Earth Is Flat -- Digitally Altered Altered Video
  • Fact Check: NASA Documents Do NOT Say Earth Is 'Flat' And 'Nonrotating'

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    Do NASA documents say that we live on a "flat, nonrotating earth"? No, that's not true: NASA does not believe in a flat-Earth theory of any kind. While the term "flat, nonrotating earth" does appear in NASA documents, it's not referring to the structure of the planet but instead citing mechanisms and assumptions used to analyze flight. In a February…

    • Feb 7, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NASA Documents Do NOT Say Earth Is 'Flat' And 'Nonrotating' Fact Check: NASA Documents Do NOT Say Earth Is 'Flat' And 'Nonrotating' # Assumptions
  • Fact Check: 1958 Encyclopedia Americana Does NOT Contain Evidence Of Firmament, Flat Earth

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    Does the 1958 Encyclopedia Americana prove the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: A "dome" referenced in a 1958 encyclopedia entry describes a naturally occurring ice dome and not the firmament -- a supposed planet-encompassing dome conspiracy theorists believe supports the flat Earth claim. A mapping expert confirmed to Lead Stories that a well-documented ice dome is located at…

    • Jan 12, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 1958 Encyclopedia Americana Does NOT Contain Evidence Of Firmament, Flat Earth An Ice Dome
  • Fact Check: Earth Is NOT Proven Flat By 'Massive Underwater Wall' From Pole To Pole -- There Is No Such 'Wall,' It's A Mapping Seam

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    Does a video of satellite imagery showing what a post describes as a "massive underwater wall" stretching from "pole to pole" prove that the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: A video of Google Earth seafloor mapping data depicted in the post shows what's known to mapping analysts as a "digital seam," or a location of the ocean floor…

    • Dec 21, 2022
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Earth Is NOT Proven Flat By 'Massive Underwater Wall' From Pole To Pole -- There Is No Such 'Wall,' It's A Mapping Seam Mapping Data
  • Fact Check: 'Terra-Infinita' Map Does NOT Show Real Place -- It's Illustration Of Lands In Science Fiction Series

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    Does a map showing "Terra-Infinita" show a real place composed of 178 worlds that exist beyond the domed territory of the "Known Lands" of Earth, ringed by a giant wall of ice and guarded by "custodians"? No, that's not true: This detailed map is an illustration from a science fiction series written and published by Claudio Nocelli, also known by…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Terra-Infinita' Map Does NOT Show Real Place -- It's Illustration Of Lands In Science Fiction Series Fictional Map
  • Fact Check: Tourist In Northern Ireland Did NOT Record Giant's Door Opening In Mountainside At Giant's Causeway

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    Did a tourist in Northern Ireland record a giant's "door" opening in the mountainside at Giant's Causeway? No, that's not true: This was part of a promotional video made by An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland, a nongovernmental charity that works to conserve Ireland's national environment and maintain Irish landmarks. An Taisce, translated from Irish (Gaeilge) to English…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: Tourist In Northern Ireland Did NOT Record Giant's Door Opening In Mountainside At Giant's Causeway Just A Promo
  • Fact Check: Picture Of Similar-Looking Men Does NOT Prove 'No NASA Challenger Rocket Blew Up With People On It'

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    Does a composite image showing the Space Shuttle Challenger commander Francis Richard Scobee and the CEO of Cows and Trees, Richard Scobee, prove that the 1986 space shuttle disaster never happened and the astronauts did not die? No, that's not true: The catastrophe was broadcast live, and its details were thoroughly investigated and reported to the president of the United…

    • Nov 29, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Picture Of Similar-Looking Men Does NOT Prove 'No NASA Challenger Rocket Blew Up With People On It' Seven Deaths
  • Fact Check: Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Did NOT Miss Moon, This Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat

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    Does a photo of the Artemis I mission launch show that the rocket missed its target, falling short of the moon -- perhaps dropping into the ocean? No, that's not true: The launch went as planned and the Orion spacecraft orbited Earth once en route to the moon. This is a real photo of the launch of the uncrewed Orion…

    • Nov 28, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Did NOT Miss Moon, This Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat Indirect Path
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