For a group of people who believe that Earth is surrounded by a secret ice wall guarded by sinister government forces, going to Antarctica is a bold mission.

But Flat Earthers now hope to stage a mission to the continent… to prove once and for all that our planet isn’t a globe (and that Antarctica itself is a gigantic fraud).

Flat Earther Jay Decasby, who is developing a reality TV series based on the Flat Earth movement, has called for a mission to the icy (and possibly fictional) continent.

Are we going to find final proof that Earth is a magic pancake floating in space? (Getty)

Decasby reckons that by measuring the coastline of Antarctica, he can prove that it’s not a continent at all – but actually the outer edge of some sort of magic pancake floating in space.




Many Flat Earthers believe that ‘ordinary’ people aren’t allowed into Antarctica – to conceal the fact that there isn’t a continent there at all, but a sort of giant wall around the planet.

The conspiracy is maintained by sinister forces including the United Nations, NASA and all world governments, many Flat Earthers believe.

Speaking to Forbes, he says, ‘All we have to do to shut this debate down once and for all is get the distance of the coast of Antarctica.

‘If we can get to the coast of Antarctica and sail all the way around it, we will get the distance that will prove it’s the outer edges of flat earth and refute entirely every single argument anyone can possibly try to pitch for the sun-worshipping cult of heliocentrism.

‘They’ve made laws to not allow any kind of motorized equipment on the ice which would help us prove not only flat earth but what’s beyond the ice wall, but in reality, we don’t even need to get onto the ice to prove flat earth.

‘The coast of Antarctica on the ball earth is no more than 14.5k miles. On a flat earth, it would be over 60k…we have evidence of 60k+ and none of 14.5.’

Who are the new Flat Earthers? Getty A YouGov poll of 8,215 people in America found that 52% of people believe the Earth is flat consider themselves ‘very religious’ – and say that evidence for the Earth being flat is found in scripture. YouGov says, ‘For some flat earthers, evidence of the earth’s shape may be found in scripture – more than half of Flat earthers (52%) consider themselves “very religious,’ compared to just a fifth of all Americans (20%). ‘While an overwhelming majority of Americans (84%) believe that the Earth is round, at least 5% of the public say they used to believe that but now have their doubts. Flat earthers find traction in their beliefs among a younger generation of Americans. Young millennials, ages 18 to 24, are likelier than any other age group to say they believe the Earth is flat (4%).