That Americans are being birdwashed into docility and obedience. Know one last thing: It’s not real. Birds Aren’t Real is an elaborate and successful prank. Everyone is in character ...

But this time you come at them with signs and chants that say “Birds aren’t real!” How do they respond to that? Birds Aren’t Real founder Peter McIndoe calls it “fighting lunacy with ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Shock Value. In 2016, Peter McIndoe started a farcical conspiracy theory called Birds Aren't Real—gaining a following of Gen Z adherents. He reflects on what ...

BIRDS AREN’T REAL: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in US History, by Peter McIndoe and Connor Gaydos Birds are, in fact, real. Now that we’ve gotten ...