Was the eclipse just a huge hoax?
The solar eclipse that occurred over the United States this week was a wonder and a marvel. Everyone who saw it agreed that it was moving, stirring, possibly even life-changing.
Everyone, that is, except the people who didn't believe it really happened.
If you're wondering where your tax dollars go, it's costing billions to simulate this solar eclipse over the flat Earth. #Eclipse2017
— 'The' Ethan Moore (@ethanisnotfunny) August 21, 2017
Basically, the concept has taken on a life of its own on social media.
NASA is telling you not to look at the eclipse because the reflection of the FLAT earth will appear on the moon.
— Hanky 🙃 (@HankDaTank25) August 21, 2017
Bizarrely, there were lots of posts claiming it was a hoax perpetuated by China. No one seemed to be able to explain exactly why China would do that.
So it turns out the Great Eclipse was not a hoax invented by the Chinese either.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 21, 2017
"Hey Melania, I told you the eclipse was a hoax created by the Chinese." pic.twitter.com/5Y05b8AKdd
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) August 21, 2017
#FakeEclipseFacts
The eclipse is really just a Chinese hoax to sell cheap 3D glasses.— Alt Fed Employee (@Alt_FedEmployee) August 20, 2017
The solar eclipse is a hoax created by the Chinese, in order to take the focus away from President Trump's "winning"
— Mr. Smith (@GuardianRover) August 21, 2017
Others thought it was the scientists themselves who were having everyone on...
I glanced at the eclipse yesterday bc I have no self control and I'm not blind!!! Science is a hoax!
— levi (@lghaskins) August 22, 2017
Conspiracy theories abounded.
The eclipse was a hoax made up by big name companies to cash in on trendy products and advertisements
— Tom Gremel (@TomGremeI) August 22, 2017
In fact, we're pretty sure half of these tweets are people just trolling – who are the hoaxers here, really??
The eclipse is nothing but an elaborate hoax...almost as sickeningly fake as the moon landing! **** the Moon and **** the Sun!
— Brett Dunlap (@kingbdun) August 21, 2017
The eclipse is a hoax. I'm looking at the sun right now and it's not black. #Woke #WakeUpPeople
— Julian (@Joolian_Hoolian) August 21, 2017
Eclipse is a hoax, y'all can go home now. Nothing to see here.
— §ophia (@SophieKidwell) August 17, 2017
This whole eclipse thing is a hoax. Calling it now.
— HeathHernandez™ (@zednanreHhtaeH) August 18, 2017
I just remembered that yesterday some customer tried to explain to me how the eclipse was a hoax and was organized by The Satanists at NASA
— casey (@gh0stmaw) August 22, 2017
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