Study blames YouTube for rise in number of Flat Earthers

Conspiracy theories shown on video-sharing site persuade people to doubt Earth is roundResearchers believe they have identified the prime driver for a startling rise in the number ofpeople who think the Earth is flat: Google ’s video-sharing site, YouTube.Their suspicion was raised when they attended the world ’s largest gatherings of Flat Earthers at the movement’s annual conference in Rayleigh, North Carolina, in 2017, and then in Denver, Colorado, last year.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science YouTube Google Technology World news Alphabet Source Type: news