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Send me a photo of the horizon with a curvature!
Science has proven beyond doubt that the Earth is round, dispelling the archaic notion that the planet could be flat, but that has not stopped the conspiracy theorists. The Flat Earth Society is gaining followers year on year who believe that NASA has been lying to us! But did you know that these famous faces are all Flat Earthers? (©BANG Showbiz)
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Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff
The retired England cricket player has spent time investigating the theory that the Earth is flat. In 2017, the sportsman-turned-TV presenter said: “If you’re in a helicopter and you hover why does the Earth not come to you if it’s round? “Why, if we’re hurtling through space, why would water stay still? Why is it not wobbling? "Also if you fire a laser about 16 miles, if the world was curved, you shouldn’t be able to see it but you can." Freddie - whose real name is Andrew - admitted he might be leaning towards the idea there has been a global cover up of the truth. He said: “The middle is the North Pole, around the outside is the South Pole which is like a big wall of ice. This is why all governments now have bases on the South Pole.” (©BANG Showbiz)
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Tila Tequila
The 41-year-old reality star shared her theories on Twitter. In a now deleted post in 2016, she wrote: "I WILL STOP MY #FLATEARTH TALK IF SOMEONE CAN SEND ME A GOD DAMN PHOTO OF THE HORIZON WITH A CURVATURE!”
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Millie Bobby Brown
The ‘Stranger Things’ star set the internet alight when she suggested there were “so many facts” that the Earth was actually not a sphere when she was 14. However, last November, Millie, now 18, retracted her statement. (Getty)
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Logan Paul
Social media sensation Logan Paul - who has also been a boxer and is now a WWE wrestler - explored the theory in his YouTube mockumentary, ‘Flat Earth: To The Edge and Back’. Logan put forward an even stranger theory, saying: "I think that's the dumbest s*** I've heard in my life. "I'm not sure ... there is an Earth at all." (©BANG Showbiz)
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Kyrie Irving
The 30-year-old Boston Celtics player was convinced by the theory when he came to the conclusion that it was weird there had been no moon landings since the '60s, a thought that prompted him to carry out some “research”. He said: When I started actually doing research on my own and figuring out that there is no real picture of Earth, not one real picture of Earth – and we haven’t been back to the moon since 1961 or 1969 – it becomes like a conspiracy, where you start thinking, ‘OK, let me question this...'" (©BANG Showbiz)
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Sherri Shepherd
Former co-host of 'The View' Sherri Shepherd caused a stir when it appeared she had backed the wacky conspiracy theory in 2007, saying on the show, “Is the world flat? I’ve never thought of that.” In 2009, however, Sherri clarified that she did not believe the world was a flat plain. (©BANG Showbiz)
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B.o.B
The ‘Airplane’ hitmaker took to social media to argue he was “up against the great liars in history” with his belief the Earth was flat. In 2015, the 34-year-old rapper tweeted: “No matter how high in elevation you are… the horizon is always eye level…sorry cadets… I didn’t wanna believe it either.’ “Don’t believe what I say, research what I say. I’m going up against the greatest liars in history … you’ve been tremendously deceived.” (©BANG Showbiz)
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Carl Froch
The 45-year-old retired world champion boxer - who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2023 - is a committed Flat Earther. Speaking on the 'Pound for Pound' podcast, he said: "The Earth is flat, 100 per cent. "There is no proof of the Earth’s curvature and this fake space agency NASA uses CGI images and every one is different." (©BANG Showbiz)
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Father John Misty
American musician Father John Misty appeared to out himself as a Flat Earther when he collected a Grammy in 2018. During his acceptance speech for the Best Recording Package award, John said: "I just wanna say f*** society, I just wanna say that this government is a criminal organization, uhhhh FlatEarth.com, please go check that out.” (©BANG Showbiz)
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Shaquille O'Neal
The NBA legend is interested in investigating the Flat Earth theory. The 51-year-old basketball megastar "likes listening” to theories to expand his knowledge, and he is open to the Flat Earth notion because he "didn’t tip over” when flying from the United States to Australia. Shaq said: "I flew 20 hours today, not once did I go this way (gesturing his arm diagonally). I flew straight." He has also shared his Flat Earth theory on 'The Big Podcast with Shaq', saying: "It’s true. The Earth is flat. “Listen, there are three ways to manipulate the mind - what you read, what you see and what you hear." (©BANG Showbiz)
Science has proven beyond doubt that the Earth is round, dispelling the archaic notion that the planet could be flat, but that has not stopped the conspiracy theorists.
