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Claim: Is the Earth Flat?

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in General Factchecking by Novice (510 points)
For years, Theorists have claimed that the earth is actually flat contrary to what humans have thought for many years, Is the Earth Actually round?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/flat-earthers-what-they-believe-and-why/
by Genius (41.0k points)
Going forward, it's best to frame claims as statements. So for this one you could say something like "Earth is flat."

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No the earth is not flat. One proof that it is not flat, would be the ships and the horizon. The reason ships appear as if they “emerge from the waves” is because the world is not flat: It’s round. Ships do not submerge and rise up again as they approach our view. There is more proof out there that the earth is round. 

https://www.popsci.com/10-ways-you-can-prove-earth-is-round/

by Genius (41.0k points)
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by Newbie (270 points)
The Earth is in fact not flat. This was first proven way back by ancient Greek philosophers Through the observance of different constellations in different parts of the Earth.

https://physicsworld.com/a/fighting-flat-earth-theory/
by Genius (41.0k points)
Nice job on your fact-check. Don't forget to add a rating to your fact-checks going forward (true, false, misinformation, opinion, etc.).

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