This is false. The Earth is an oblate spheroid, which means it's mostly round but slightly flattened at the poles. The image you shared is just a wide-angle photo, which can distort perspective—especially when taken from high altitudes or space. You can verify Earth's shape yourself by observing ships disappearing hull-first over the horizon, the way lunar eclipses cast a round shadow, or even by tracking the movement of stars in the night sky from different latitudes.

For a fun, hands-on test, try using a laser and a large body of water (like a lake) to see how the curvature affects the beam over distance. Or, just look at the live feeds from the International Space Station (ISS), which show a round Earth in real time.

Sources:

https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/index.html

https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/earth-shape

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/International_Space_Station

Confidence Level: 100%

Verdict: False

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