Birds Aren't Real
Birds Aren't Real is a Satire, satirical conspiracy theory which posits that birds are actually Unmanned aerial vehicle, drones operated by the United States government to spy on American citizens. In 2018, journalist Rachel Roberts described Birds Aren't Real as "a joke that thousands of people are in on." Background Peter McIndoe created the satirical conspiracy theory "on a whim" in January 2017. After seeing pro-Donald Trump, 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". A video of McIndoe at the march went viral, which started the satirical movement. In 2017, he posted on Facebook: "I made a satirical movement a few months ago, and people on Instagram seem to like it a lot." He later disclaimed the post, saying it was written by a staffer who was fired, and did not admit until 2021 that he did not truly belie ...
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