Have we been lied to?

Uhfryka?…😝

Mercator projection

It's pronounced Africa... you bitch 💯💯

Did he say af-Rye-ca?

I'm assuming you're trolling a little for good fun. But for those that take it literally,it's not really a lie. It's a known distortion that occurs when you try to flatten out a spherical object.

How to put a round thing on a flat piece of paper…

The answer nowadays is almost assuredly always yes.