By Tim Binnall
A Congressman running for governor of New York state recently faced a rather unexpected line of questioning from a constituent who believes that the Earth is flat. The strange exchange reportedly occurred last Friday afternoon as Rep. Lee Zeldin was holding a campaign event in the community of Watertown. After he had concluded his remarks at the gathering, a member of the audience asked him about the creation of Space Force and then indicated that "the reason I am bringing it up is because we're actually being lied to. NASA gives us CGI animation. Have you heard about Flat Earth?"
Before Zeldin had a chance to respond, the conspiracy theorist explained that he is "a veteran of the United States Navy" and then declared that "it is my testimony that the Earth is truly flat and motionless." As one might imagine, the Congressman does not share the same opinion and he politely told the man that "personally, I strongly disagree. I believe that the Earth is round and I traveled the Earth. I’ve seen it from the sky. As you’re traveling on a flight abroad, the Earth is clearly round. I mean that’s 100 percent indisputable." Despite having his assertions dismissed, the conspiracy theorist seemed to be genuinely appreciative that Zeldin at least heard him out as he thanked the candidate and encouraged him to do his own research into the infamous idea.