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Gloucestershire isn't real, NASA uses computer-generated imagery to fake the county's existence and England ends at Watford.

Those are some of the unorthodox beliefs held by members of the 'Flat Earth' community. Conor Gogarty investigates.

These conspiracy theorists have a world-view that few have subscribed to since the days of Aristotle — they think it's flat.

The bizarre school of thought has benefited from the rise of fake news on social media, and there are various Facebook groups dedicated to it, each with thousands of followers.

Intrigued about what could make someone believe it's possible to literally fall off the face of the earth, I decided to ask some questions of the people in these groups.

Naturally, I expected weirdness. But I did not anticipate my mention of Gloucestershire would provoke such a fierce response.

Here are my conversations with the Flat Earthers of Facebook.

The Flat Earth vs Science group

Me: Any Flat Earthers from Gloucestershire, England?

Flat Earther 1: Gloucestershire is CGI.

Me: Do you not believe Gloucestershire really exists?

Flat Earther 1: CGI. Definitely. England ends at Watford.

Another silvery UFO caught on camera floating over Gloucestershire

Me: What makes you think this? Why is Watford the cut-off point?

Flat Earther 1: The breezeblocks wall.

Flat Earther 2: England doesn't exist. England is CGI.

Me: I live in England and it seems pretty real to me! What evidence do you have to suggest it is CGI? And who is responsible for the CGI?

Flat Earther 2: NASA!

Me: If I say I'm from Gloucestershire does that mean I must be a NASA employee? Or have I been brainwashed?

Flat Earther 2: You're a Google API chatbot from a NASA CGI country.

Me: Some members of the British royal family live in Gloucestershire. Are they Google API chatbots?

Flat Earther 2: Yes.

Me: And Simon Pegg from the Mission Impossible movies?

Flat Earther 2: All CGI. The Northern Hemisphere doesn't exist.

Me: So do you think Tom Cruise is acting in scenes by himself, and then Simon Pegg is put in afterwards by CGI experts?

Flat Earther 2: Movies are CGI cartoons like NASA.

Flat Earther 1: The royal family are all lizard people

Me: But didn't you say they were CGI?

Flat Earther 2: No. Everything north of Watford is CGI. The lizard people are also shape shifters.

Me: But you said Gloucestershire was CGI - and some of the royal family live in Gloucestershire.

Flat Earther 2: [Tags Flat Earther 1] I think this chav is a moron.

Flat Earther 1: They don’t actually live there. They are able to project themselves into the CGI.

The Flat Earth – No Trolls group

Me: It has come to my attention that some of the Flat Earth community believe Gloucestershire, in England, is not real. What do you all think?

Flat Earther 1: What is Gloucestershire m8? Never heard of it.

Flat Earther 2: It’s a sauce innit?

The Flat Earth Experts (TFEE) group

Me: It has come to my attention that some of the Flat Earth community believe Gloucestershire, in England, is not real. What do you all think?

Flat Earther 1: Never heard of the place.

Me: It’s in the UK. Do you think this is CGI?

Flat Earther 1: It’s defo made up that’s for sure.

Me: Why?

Flat Earther 1: Well if it’s not there then it’s made up

Flat Earther 2: If I can’t find it with a P900, it doesn’t exist, mate

The Flat Earth group

Me: Any Flat Earthers from Gloucestershire, England?

Flat Earther: East Sussex here.

Me: Have you heard the theory that Gloucestershire is a CGI composite? What do you make of this?

Flat Earther: No sounds irrelevant and absurd lol.

Me: Do you believe CGI has been used to fake any parts of the world?

Flat Earther: Oh well most definitely probably every single country.

Me: Apart from England?

Flat Earther: There’s no way we can reach a high altitude to frame a lot in one picture. That’s why we have “satellites” hot air or weather balloons take pictures and get a rough estimate.

If you are a Flat Earther from Gloucestershire, I'd love to interview you. Contact me at conor.gogarty@localworld.co.uk