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Satirical conspiracy movements

The phenomenon of satirical conspiracy movements bleeding into sincere belief or acting as vectors for misinformation, as seen in the 'Birds Aren't Real' campaign and the Pizzagate shooting.

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Feb 3, 2026

What examples exist of satirical conspiracy movements becoming sincere movements or misinformation vectors?

have repeatedly bled into sincere belief or acted as vectors for misinformation: the Gen‑Z “Birds Aren’t Real” campaign began as parody and accumulated hundreds of thousands of participants who someti...