News Summary

• Terrible Maps was a social media page dedicated to amazing, beautiful maps.
• It now has over 1.7 million followers on X and about 1.3 million on Facebook.
• Its popularity grew so much, that the creators even came out with a full-fledged humor book.
• Research shows that funny maps “destabilize the rigid scientific basis” of geography.
• They offer a social commentary rather than just dry geospatial facts.
• They prove that how we feel about a place — the jokes we share and the stereotypes we hold — is often a more honest reflection of our world than precise coordinates on a grid.