December 13, 2024

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No, radar technology doesn’t prove Earth is flat

No, radar technology doesn’t prove Earth is flat

The claim: Radar technology wouldn’t work if the Earth was a globe

An April 20 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) features an image of a world map on a radar screen.

“You think radar works on a ball?” reads the text in the post. “Think again.” 

The post garnered more than 1,000 likes in four days. 

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Our rating: False

Scientists say the post’s logic is flawed and that radar technologies account for the Earth’s curvature. Furthermore, the curvature of the Earth plays into some of the limitations of radar technology. An abundance of evidence demonstrates the Earth is spherical in shape – including images of the planet taken from outer space.


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