Study blames YouTube for rise in number of Flat Earthers

[stewie_e]

YouTube is to blame for the rise in flat Earth believers, says study https://t.co/P9bujjP444 pic.twitter.com/olx3ChZTrB
- CNET (@CNET) February 18, 2019
A recent study suggests that YouTube is to blame for the rise in Flat Earth believers. Assistant professor of science communication at Texas Tech University, Asheley Landrum, attended some of the

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[misscrystal]

I was not prepared for that gif, lmao

[elliotalderson]

same, I’m saving it for future use lmao

[howlin_wolf_66]

I love it!

[andres01234]

I wouldn't blame YouTube, it's just that people are idiots

[andres01234]

ugh, I can't copy the embed code on my phone, but this has to be one of my favourite videos

https://youtu.be/_c6HsiixFS8

[eatmydustbinns]

I have never seen this before. There is a whole world out there this woman hasn't experienced!

[ilovespooons]

People are idiots, but YouTube's whole algorithm is about suckering people into watching more stuff and conspiracy shit is the type of stuff that gets people to watch more

[sandstorm]

[corgismiles]

Not shocking. Shane Dawson could tell his viewers that the Taco Bell Chihuahua orchestrated 9/11 and they'd believe him.

[stewie_e]

I miss the days I didn’t know who or what a Shane Dawson was. I fought it for so long but the Tanacon post is what did this and opened the floodgates. Now I know quite a few thanks to ONTD. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[elliotalderson]

I’m sorry to have brought evil upon you

[stewie_e]

LOL. Were you the original OP of that post? Haha. It’s ok, it was bound to happen one day. For the longest time I’d scroll past all the YouTube posts on here but that one for some reason sucked me in and introduced me to Shane and Tana.

[ms_mmelissa]

Asheley Landrum, attended some of the biggest Flat Earthers conventions and surveyed 30 people

So like were there only 30 people there or what because this seems like a really tiny survey sample.

[majorbriggs]

Yeahhh that is what caught my eye, as well. This research would not fly in peer-reviewed journals, haha.