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Christopher Columbus proved the Earth is round.

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REFUTED
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2 sources for · 5 against

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Is it true that Christopher Columbus proved the Earth is round?

No. Multiple reference and scholarly sources state that educated people already knew the Earth was round before 1492 and that the idea Columbus proved it is a persistent myth. A couple of popular or analogical sources repeat the legend, but they are weak and outweighed.

Verdict: REFUTED · 2 sources for, 5 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 2
The Rocky Road to New Paradigms: Modernizing News and Citizenship Standards
2003
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The Rocky Road to New Paradigms: Modernizing News and Citizenship Standards. (2003). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584600390211163

Evidence against · 5
Christopher Columbus Never Set Out to Prove the Earth was Round | HISTORY
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Christopher Columbus Never Set Out to Prove the Earth was Round | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/christopher-columbus-never-set-out-to-prove-the-earth-was-round

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A Boy's Essay on Columbus (Bruce Herald, 03 March 1899)
1899
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A Boy's Essay on Columbus (Bruce Herald, 03 March 1899). (1899). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH18990303.2.60

More against · 4
Columbus and the Flat Earth Myth
2007
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Mano, S. (2007). Columbus and the Flat Earth Myth. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ760204

"Are We Almost There, Captain?" The Geographical Errors of Christopher Columbus.
1992
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M., E. G. (1992). "Are We Almost There, Captain?" The Geographical Errors of Christopher Columbus.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ455005

OpenStax U.S. History: 1.2 Europe on the Brink of Change
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OpenStax U.S. History: 1.2 Europe on the Brink of Change. (n.d.). openstax.org. https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/d0583fcd-7f77-4b82-a351-ac2d1fb1d6d1@

Early Modern Europe: Facts and Fictions
2023
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Early Modern Europe: Facts and Fictions. (2023). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=7269892

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