Conspiracy Theory: Flat-Earthers Say Australia Doesn't Exist

Conspiracy theories abound on the internet but I've got a very special one that defies logic: Australia doesn't exist. That's right. A theory that sprung up in a Flat Earth Society forum thread claims the land down under is merely an elaborate ruse consisting of smoke and mirrors. The theory says:

<i>"Most of you have probably been brought up believing in the imaginary land called Australia. I bet many of you even learned</i><i>about it in school. I am here to tell you the truth.</i>

<i>Well, the fact is that Australia doesn’t really exist. Everything you have ever heard about it was made up, and any pictures</i>

<i>of it you have seen were faked by the government.</i>

<i>I am sure you have even talked to people on the internet who claim to be from Australia. They are really secret government</i> <i>agents who are surfing the internet to enforce these false beliefs.</i>

<i>We are not entirely sure why the government made up an imaginary continent, or why it is trying to convince the world that</i>

<i>this continent is real, but we can tell you that we know for a fact that Australia doesn’t really exist.</i>

<i>Please join us in our quest to convince the world of the truth."</i>

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The theory gained attention when a Facebook user named Shelley Floryd presented an argument that Australia doesn't exist and it went viral. Floryd claims all "Australians" are actors or computer-generated personalities that are "part of the plot to trick the world." According to indy100, Floryd said:

<i>Australia is not real. It’s a hoax, made for us to believe that Britain moved over their criminals to someplace.</i>

<i>In reality, all these criminals were loaded off the ships into the waters, drowning before they could see land ever again.</i>

<i>It’s a coverup for one of the greatest mass murders in history, made by one of the most prominent empires.</i>

<i>Australia does not exist. All things you call ‘proof’ are actually well fabricated lies and documents made by the leading</i> <i>governments of the world.</i>

<i>Your Australian friends? They’re all actors and computer generated personas, part of the plot to trick the world.</i>

<i>According to Shelley, the ‘plane pilots’ are in on this secret. Instead of flying you to Melbourne or Sydney, they fly you to</i> <i>islands close nearby ‘or in some cases, parts of South America, where they have cleared space and hired actors to act out</i> <i>as real Australians.</i>

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<span style="margin-top:15px;rgba(42,51,6,0.7);font-size:12px;">Shelley Floryd | Facebook</span>

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Well, that is a tough one to digest. My first reaction is that Floryd's post was made in satire. But it seems that she actually believes her own theory. She concluded:

<i>Australia is one of the biggest hoaxes ever created, and you have all been tricked. Join the movement today, and make it</i> <i>known that they have been deceived.</i>

<i>Make it known, that this has all just been a cover-up. The things these “Australian” says to be doing, all these swear words</i>

<i>and actions based on alcoholism, MDMA and bad decisions, are all ways to distract you from the ugly truth that is one of</i> <i>the greatest genocides in history.</i>

<i>162,000 people was said to have been transported to this imaginary land during a mere 80 years, and they are all long</i> <i>dead by now. They never reached that promised land.</i>

<i>Tell the truth. Stand up for what is right.Make sure to spread the world – Australia is not real. It’s a codeword for the cold</i> <i>blooded murder of more than a hundred thousand people, and it is not okay. We will not, accept this.</i>

<i>Stand up for the ones who died. Let it be known, that Australia does not exist.</i>

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Source: https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/flat-earthers-think-australia-doesnt-actually-exist/