Showerthought: My attempt to debunk a flat earth video at a party in Phoenix went spectacularly wrong

I was at a backyard BBQ last month, and a friend's cousin started showing a video about the 'real shape of Antarctica.' I pulled up a simple satellite image on my phone to prove a point, but the screen cracked and the image glitched into a weird, pixelated mess. He immediately said it was 'government interference' and the whole group laughed at me for 'bringing a broken phone to a truth fight.' Anyone else have a fact-checking attempt backfire in a hilarious way?

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andrew_shah29d ago

My buddy tried to fact-check a moon landing hoax video with a textbook, but the page he needed was ripped out. The look on his face was priceless.

garcia.mila29d ago

My kid's science book is missing the whole solar system chapter, so I mean I get it.

andrew_shah29d ago

Maybe the book is just cutting out the old stuff to make room for new science. Could be an update, not a mistake.

henryr456d ago

Missing pages are the worst, @andrew_shah, it's like the book itself is gaslighting you.