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Jul 19, 2019 12 tweets 6 min read
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Is @YouTube to blame for the rise of the #FlatEarth movement? Trending reporter @MarcoLSilva has been investigating how the social media giant has allowed this conspiracy theory to spread online. This is Dave. He believes the Earth is NOT round and that scientists have been lying to us. When @bbctrending met him, he showed us this replica of an ancient map depicting what our planet is supposed to look like. He doesn’t agree with it, but it was a gift - so, he kept it.