Ultimately, the two adventurers were sent back to their home, where they no longer have a car, and will now have to sit with the knowledge that they not only did they not prove the Earth is flat, but they made fools of themselves in the process. The man claimed to be positive for Covid-19, but tests revealed he was not. Days later, they tried once again to escape but ended up hanging out with what the authorities refer to as “a mythomaniac,” which is just a fancy word for a liar. Despite this, they ran away once more, jumping on their boat and sailing for the edge of the world, only to be caught again hours later. The couple, who sold their car before embarking on the journey, were quickly quarantined by health officials due to the ongoing pandemic crisis. Conspiracy theorists have an la carte attitude to data and trust, so what can scientists do. The two geniuses managed to end up over 200 miles north of where they were trying to go. Flat Earthers vs climate change sceptics: why conspiracy theorists keep contradicting each other. Ustica is actually north of Sicily, while Lamedusa is south of it. Unfortunately, their navigation skills were roughly as good as their ability to comprehend basic scientific facts, and ended up on the island of Ustica instead. Anyway, the pair cruised across the sea toward what they believed was their destination.

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