What is the 'Birds aren't real' movement? Why is it gaining momentum across the US?

“Birds Aren’t Real” movement in United States is gaining momentum across nation as it started conducting rallies, making Springfield, Missouri, its first stop. According to Fox affiliate KTVI, said movement claims that over 12 billion birds in US have been killed by government and replaced with drones used to spy on citizens. 

Peter Mcindoe, face of movement, reportedly explained that birds sit on power lines, which makes him believe that y are charging on electric lines. He even went on to say that bird poop on cars is a “liquid tracking apparatus” which makes him believe that all birds in US are “artificial”. 

‘Birds Aren’t Real’ movement 

According to reports, ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ was actually formed for satirical purposes, poking fun at or conspiracy orists on internet with wild claims, such as QAnon. Mcindoe claims that he did not start movement, however, he was first one to go live with campaign back in January 2017 during a Memphis Women’s March. Mcindoe, an English and Philosophy major at University of Memphis in Tennessee, held up a sign at local Women’s March that re, “Birds are a myth; y’re an illusion; y’re a lie. Wake up America! Wake up”. 

According to non-profit environmental organization National Audubon Society, Mcindoe is creative mastermind behind conspiracy, which he uses to earn money by selling Birds Aren’t Real-inspired goods. As conspiracy ories over politics and coronavirus pandemic took off in last two years, ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ movement also grew. On ir website, movement offers a long history and explanation for ory, which involved American intelligence community. 

It is worth noting that ​​’Birds Aren’t Real’ relies on internet-fueled guerilla marketing to spre message. Ever since Micindow went live at Memphis Women’s March, movement has gained a large fanbase with over 360,000 Reddit subscribers and around 323k followers on Instagram. “Birds Aren't Real. y used to be. Until U.S. Government replaced m with identical drone replicas designed to spy on American public,” res social media account’s bio. 

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