THIS is the moment a popular flat-Earther finally admitted his long-standing conspiracy theory was wrong after a 9,000-mile trip to Antarctica.
YouTuber Jeran Campanella travelled to the southernmost continent to observe a 24-hour sun, a phenomenon that would be impossible on a flat Earth.
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The trip cost a whopping £30,000 and saw Campanella fly from Salinas, in California, all the way to Antarctica.
Filmed for a live-streamed broadcast, it revealed stunning footage of the Antarctic landscape and showed the sun’s continuous path above the icy horizon.
When witnessing the sun circle the sky without setting, Campanella admitted to his followers that he had been mistaken, acknowledging the Earth’s true round shape.
For centuries, humans have known the Earth is a globe, with ancient Greek philosophers proving the concept over 2,000 years ago.
Yet, some conspiracy theorists continue to propagate the bizarre Flat Earth claims, insisting that the planet is a giant disc.
Campanella, once a vocal advocate of this theory, took part in the trip dubbed “The Final Experiment” to finally debunk the myth once and for all.
Organised by Will Duffy, a pastor from Colorado, the expedition took place in mid-December, with Campanella and other prominent Flat Earthers flying to Antarctica alongside “globe earthers.”
The group aimed to prove once and for all that the sun’s 24-hour cycle during the southern hemisphere’s summer could not be explained by a flat Earth model.
As they observed the midnight sun – a phenomenon where the sun remains visible even at midnight – Campanella couldn’t deny the evidence before him.
“Sometimes you are wrong in life,” he admitted to the camera.
“I thought there was no 24-hour sun… but I honestly now believe there is.”
He went on to acknowledge the importance of the evidence before him, saying: “I honestly believed there was no 24-hour sun – I honestly now believe there is. And that’s it.”
Despite his confession, Campanella still didn’t fully embrace the globe Earth model.
“I won’t say the Earth is a perfect sphere,” he added.
“But the sun does exactly what these guys said – it circles the southern continent. So that’s about it.”
While Campanella reluctantly accepted the truth, some of his fellow flat earthers, such as Austin Witsit, remained unconvinced and resistant to accepting the evidence.
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Witsit claimed that the 24-hour sun didn’t necessarily prove the Earth was round, arguing that it was “just a singular data point.”
He said: “I don’t think it falsifies plane [flat] Earth, I don’t think it proves a globe – I think it’s a singular data point.”
The experiment, which has captivated audiences worldwide, has effectively settled the debate for many, proving that the Earth is not flat – no matter how far some are willing to go to deny it.
I realise that I’ll be called a shill for just saying that,” Campanella said about admitting his error.
“And you know what, if you’re a shill for being honest, so be it.”
What is the Flat Earth conspiracy theory?
FLAT Earthers believe that the Earth is not a globe, as scientifically proven, but rather a flat disc.
This bizarre belief contradicts centuries of scientific evidence and understanding about our planet’s shape.
Flat Earthers believe that the Earth is a flat, stationary disc rather than a rotating sphere.
They claim that the Earth is surrounded by an “ice wall” (commonly identified as Antarctica), which they believe holds in the oceans and separates the Earth from the outside world.
They often describe Antarctica not as a continent but as an icy perimeter that surrounds the flat Earth, acting as a barrier preventing people from falling off the edge.
They believe Antarctica is heavily guarded and that governments conceal the truth about its true nature.
Many argue that the sun and moon do not orbit the Earth in the way scientific models describe.
Instead, they believe these celestial bodies move in circular paths above the flat Earth, creating day and night and controlling the seasons.
Flat Earthers generally reject the concept of gravity as it is understood in physics.
Some believe gravity doesn’t exist and that objects fall due to other forces, while others may believe in a form of “upward acceleration” as the explanation for why things seem to fall.
Flat Earthers claim that the horizon always appears flat, no matter how high you go.
They argue that if the Earth were a sphere, there should be a noticeable curvature, which they deny observing.
Many flat Earthers believe that space agencies, particularly NASA, are involved in a large-scale conspiracy to hide the true shape of the Earth.
They often claim that photos of the Earth from space are fabricated or manipulated.
In the flat Earth model, the North Pole is typically located at the center of the disc, with the continents arranged around it.
Flat Earthers often claim that the North Pole is the central point of the Earth’s rotation, with the sun and moon circling above it.