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keep_left

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4. I'm guessing this is the "fake conspiracy theory" of sorts...

Reply to phylny (Reply #1)

Sun May 1, 2022, 08:26 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

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Birds aren't Real...60 Minutes CBS [View all] 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