Birds aren't real*How a nonsensical protest sign sparked a movement that shed light on how conspiracies grow and spread
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sticky-yellowKarl Marx - "The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionising the instruments of production, and thereby the relations of production, and with them the whole relations of society."
sticky-blue"Peter McIndoe created the satirical conspiracy theory "on a whim" in January 2017. "
imageDepiction of the Bourgeoise
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imageAn actual "Birds Aren't Real" billboard in Memphis, Tennessee, 2019
sticky-blue"After seeing pro-Trump counter-protestors at the 2017 Women's March in Memphis, Tennessee, McIndoe wrote "Birds Aren't Real" on a poster and improvised a conspiracy theory amongst the counter-protestors as a "spontaneous joke"."
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sticky-blue"So it's taking this concept of misinformation and almost building a little safe space to come together within it and laugh at it, rather than be scared by it. And accept the lunacy of it all and be a bird truther for a moment in time when everything's so crazy."
Birds Aren't RealThey used to be. Until the U.S. Government replaced them with drone replicas designed to spy on the American public. Founded in 1976.
Source: birdsarentreal.com