Birds Aren’t Real
- Height of Conspiracy: 2017 to Present
In response to conspiracy theories, a 23-year-old man named Peter McIndoe decided to spread a rumor that “Birds Aren’t Real” back in 2017. McIndoe remained in character when selling this conspiracy for years. Even when he did a December 2021 interview with the New York Times about it. He claimed that birds are not real but rather, all are just surveillance drones made by the United States Government. The Birds Aren’t Real campaign actually has a real-life staff, organizes real protests, and even bought real billboards. They even put their claim on the side of vans over the years.
Where Do We Find This Stuff? Here Are Our Sources:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)