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Birds aren't real? How a conspiracy takes flight | Peter McIndoe

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There is a movement called Birds Aren't Real and the speaker is a part of it./nThe speaker's role as public information officer is to deprogram the public from the belief that birds are real./nThe speaker bought a van covered in decals with facts and traveled across cities to spread awareness./nRallies were held at pro-bird corporations like Twitter and CNN, demanding fairer coverage for bird-truthers./n2,000 people gathered in Washington Square to protest and demand shutting down pigeons in the city./nThe speaker clarifies that they do not actually believe in the theory that birds are robots.

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