Weaponizing the Flat Earth Movement
| Article | |
|---|---|
| Title | Weaponizing the Flat Earth Movement |
| Author(s) | David de Hilster |
| Published in | Beyond Mainstream |
| Date | 2020-02-14 |
| Subject area | Physics |
| Topics | scientific method, science media |
Read online | Read the full article |
Archived copy | Archived version |
| Retrieved | 2026-07-23 |
"Weaponizing the Flat Earth Movement" is an article by David de Hilster published on 14 February 2020 on Beyond Mainstream, also released on his Dissident Science YouTube channel.
De Hilster's argument is not a defence of flat-earth claims but an examination of how they are used. He compares the movement to the crop circles of the 1970s, eventually revealed as a hoax, and contends that mainstream science's attention to flat-earth belief serves a broader purpose — discrediting dissent by association — which he regards as considerably more damaging than the movement itself.