"Has it been proved that the Earth is round?" asks European government official

"Has it been proved that the Earth is round?" Slovakian government official Lukáš Machala of the country's culture ministry asked a TV reporter. "Have you been into outer space? No, nor have I, I don't know."

The context is that Machala is on the short list to run the state-controlled Slovak Television and Radio, so the reporter questioned him whether flat-Earthers should be given a platform on public broadcasting. — Read the rest

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