US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons Jr, better known as B.o.B, has told critics to look at the evidence and "grow up" after insisting on Twitter that the world is flat.
Over the last few days the American rapper has been presenting his case in a stunning series of tweets.
"I'm going up against the greatest liars in history ... you've been tremendously deceived", he has told his 2.3 million followers.
"A lot of people are turned off by the phrase "flat earth" ... but there's no way u can see all the evidence and not know... grow up," he wrote.
The rapper, who is famous for hits such as Nothin' on You, Airplanes and Magic, tweeted numerous pictures of flat horizons in an effort to prove his point.
I'm going up against the greatest liars in history ... you've been tremendously deceived
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 26, 2016
He also argued that if the earth was in fact curved, distant cities and landmarks would be hidden from view.
"No matter how high in elevation you are... the horizon is always eye level ... sorry cadets... I didn’t wanna believe it either," he wrote.
B.o.B's comments have caused a considerable buzz and have even prompted a response from the well-known US astrophysicist, cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who poured cold water on B.o.B's claims in an amusing exchange.
In an apparent effort to soften the blow after correcting him on several inaccuracies, deGrasse Tyson tweeted: "Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music."
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
Not everyone is quite so sceptical, with one starry eyed follower tweeting: "At first I didn't believe you, but you've helped me see the light, forever grateful Bob".
Others, however, were a little less supportive.
"I'm so glad you're just a B list celebrity and not someone really important," one person tweeted.
Hitting back, B.o.B tweeted: "They want me to be a 'good little rapper' and sing and dance and don't question things ..."
"here n america, you can be anything, worship anything, & believe anything... EXCEPT the earth not being round... they'll hang u 4 that 1."
And he didn't stop there.
He is using his new-found myth-busting platform to wade in on a few other well-trodden debates.
"Remember when they 'lost' to footage to the 1st moon landing 😂", he tweeted, sarcastically.
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