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Deuxcents

(25,547 posts)
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:13 PM May 2022

Birds aren't Real...60 Minutes CBS

Way to turn the table on the crazies! Unless..they buy into it. I loved it 😂

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Birds aren't Real...60 Minutes CBS (Original Post) Deuxcents May 2022 OP
What does this mean? phylny May 2022 #1
Not the OP, but, I caught a couple of minutes of it as I walked by the TV. LuckyCharms May 2022 #2
I'm guessing this is the "fake conspiracy theory" of sorts... keep_left May 2022 #4
Apologies.. Deuxcents May 2022 #5
Thanks for this additional info. Talitha May 2022 #12
During this year's NCAA basketball championship... Cracklin Charlie May 2022 #3
The "Birds Aren't Real" subreddit is hilarious teach1st May 2022 #6
Ty Deuxcents May 2022 #7
So this "bird flu" going around now is a computer virus? BWdem4life May 2022 #8
'Clock show' 60 Minutes does epic interview with 'Birds Aren't Real' parody conspiracy theorists cbabe May 2022 #9
I don 't find it funny bhikkhu May 2022 #10
It is NOT FUNNY! Stuart G May 2022 #11
Same here Raine May 2022 #17
Link: dalton99a May 2022 #13
Seems funny but it's not. Not really. Talitha May 2022 #14
Some theoretical physicists are trying to prove that the universe is a hologram. marie999 May 2022 #15
So when they nest in my carport and shit on my trashcans ... Straw Man May 2022 #16

LuckyCharms

(21,835 posts)
2. Not the OP, but, I caught a couple of minutes of it as I walked by the TV.
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:23 PM
May 2022

I was busy, or else I would have watched the entire segment.

It was pretty funny.

It appeared to be satire...some guy convincing conspiracy theorists that birds are not real.

keep_left

(3,161 posts)
4. I'm guessing this is the "fake conspiracy theory" of sorts...
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:26 PM
May 2022

...called "Birds Aren't Real". I didn't see the show tonight, so I'll have to wait to see if a clip shows up on YouTube. The main guy who's behind the parody of conspiracy theories is really great at PR and marketing. It doesn't hurt that the overall concept is so funny.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren't_Real

Deuxcents

(25,547 posts)
5. Apologies..
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:26 PM
May 2022

I’m not good at links..on 60 Minutes they interviewed a young guy who brainstormed w/ a couple of friends to put out a conspiracy theory that birds aren’t real..they’re CIA drones n they sit on power lines to get their charge. I hope someone more clever than I can put it up..very cool.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
3. During this year's NCAA basketball championship...
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:24 PM
May 2022

Someone held up a “Birds Aren’t Real” sign.

Guess those Jayhawks showed them! Rock Chalk!

teach1st

(6,002 posts)
6. The "Birds Aren't Real" subreddit is hilarious
Sun May 1, 2022, 07:52 PM
May 2022
https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdsArentReal/

Q: What is this movement's purpose?

A: The Birds Aren't Real movement exists to spread awareness that the U.S. Government genocided over 12 Billion birds from 1959-2001, and replaced these birds with surveillance drone replicas, which still watch us every day. Once a preventative cause, our initial goal was to stop the forced extinction of real birds. Unfortunately this was unsuccessful, and the government has since replaced every living bird with robotic replicas. Now our movement's prerogative is to make everyone aware of this fact.

Q: What do you mean 'birds aren’t real'?

A: The term “Birds Aren’t Real” refers to biological “Birds” no longer existing on United States soil. After the government forcibly made the entire species extinct in the 20th century, all of these real birds were replaced with surveillance drones designed to look just like Birds. To simplify- Birds no longer exist in the U.S. as a biological lifeform, thus, Birds Aren’t Real!

Q: Is this movement serious?

A: Yes. The Birds Aren’t Real movement has been active since 1976. Once a preventative cause, our initial goal was to stop the genocide of real birds. Unfortunately this was unsuccessful, and the government has since replaced every living bird with robotic replicas. Now our movement's prerogative is to make everyone aware of this fact.

BWdem4life

(2,928 posts)
8. So this "bird flu" going around now is a computer virus?
Sun May 1, 2022, 08:54 PM
May 2022

Why can't they just reprogram them to avoid our bird feeders for awhile?

cbabe

(6,218 posts)
9. 'Clock show' 60 Minutes does epic interview with 'Birds Aren't Real' parody conspiracy theorists
Sun May 1, 2022, 10:44 PM
May 2022

Link:
https://www.rawstory.com/birds-arent-real-60-minutes/

Now, one of the more famous fake conspiracy theories used to mock QAnon followers and the far right is getting the "60 Minutes" treatment.



Peter McIndoe explained that seagulls are a perfect example that birds aren't real. He noted that if one watches them swoop down and grab your food, they don't actually eat it. According to McIndoe, the birds take it back to the Pentagon to be studied.



"I'm not gonna go on news shows, but shows about clocks and time, I'm okay sharing my information with," said McIndoe with a dead-panned expression. "I understand this isn't anything like the media. So, thanks for having me on your clock show."

The group also includes Cameron Kasky, a Parkland student who survived the mass shooting at his high school and also joined the campaign

…more…






bhikkhu

(10,789 posts)
10. I don 't find it funny
Sun May 1, 2022, 11:17 PM
May 2022

I suppose I did once, but I no longer underestimate the stupidity of people. I'd guess about 25% of the US population would be at risk of taking it seriously, and it will be the birds that suffer. I'm fond of birds, and they don't deserve it.

Raine

(31,095 posts)
17. Same here
Mon May 2, 2022, 03:35 AM
May 2022

people are so stupid and or crazy and do such awful things I worry about what some nuts might do to birds.

Talitha

(7,692 posts)
14. Seems funny but it's not. Not really.
Sun May 1, 2022, 11:49 PM
May 2022

My 74 year old brother is a Trump supporter - let's get that out of the way right now.

He has a Masters degree in science and taught in Chicago area high schools for over 20 years.

He recently sent me an email saying he supports an online 'thought experiment' that the Moon is a holograph.

WTF???

Again... a retired science teacher read some online hogshit claiming that the Moon that AMERICANS HAVE WALKED ON isn't real, but is a fucking holograph.

And he can vote. Can you blame me for not communicating with him too often?

This shit is getting scary.

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
15. Some theoretical physicists are trying to prove that the universe is a hologram.
Mon May 2, 2022, 12:08 AM
May 2022

The universe is a 2-dimensional hologram that we see as 3-dimensional.

Straw Man

(6,928 posts)
16. So when they nest in my carport and shit on my trashcans ...
Mon May 2, 2022, 12:19 AM
May 2022

... that's just a testament to the excellence of the reproduction?

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