Belgium: Land of Nothingness

So now we know: Belgium is a hoax! Or in the very least it’s what we are led to believe by Lyle Zapato who came up with an entertaining (to say the least) site about how the modern world is leading us astray in our beliefs about Belgium. Having no apparent spelling or grammatical errors the text has somewhat of a “researched” feel to it despite the obvious fallacious information it portrays. The site greets us with a geographical representation of what can be recognised as Belgium with the words “Ceci n’est pas une nation” written onto it. The mere subject matter presented leads us to question the veracity of the information. The site hasn’t been set up to inform or to lead us to a certain point of view but rather to give a humorous look on a certain subject. The links posted also send us off to a variety of hoax sites each more wacky than the next about subjects such as the Moon not existing to England having been invented by Walt Disney himself. We’ve seen through the site that everything related to Belgium is part of a global conspiracy, from the great Hercule Poirot and the all-powerful Jean Claude Van Damme down to the much adored Brussels sprouts. Still in doubt? See for yourself.