0029 - The Curious Case of Birds
Some are saying that the US government secretly killed all the birds and replaced them with advanced drones. This is non-sense and satire, but still useful to tease apart so we can understand how to tackle other less obvious misinformation. This is analogous to many other harmful lies and we will discuss several from a few angles.
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[03:02] COVID MINUTE
- SOURCE [3:46] The vaccination rate is largely unchanged, still hovering around 76% in the US - https://usafacts.org/visualizations/covid-vaccine-tracker-states/
- SOURCE [4:45] CDC Reports over 1 million excess deaths during the pandemic - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/17/us-excess-deaths-pandemic-cdc
- SOURCE [8:37] Guns cure covid in a Petri dish - https://xkcd.com/1217/
- SOURCE [13:01] Livestream abortion to shutdown debate - https://www.her.ie/news/activist-takes-abortion-pill-on-live-tv-during-debate-546643
[13:38] WHAT IS "BIRDS AREN'T REAL?"
- BULLSHIT SOURCE [16:24] Birds Aren’t Real Official Webpage - https://birdsarentreal.com/
- BULLSHIT MERCH [17:42] Mako's personal favorite - https://birdsarentreal.com/products/i-want-to-disbelieve-hoodie
- BULLSHIT SOURCE [18:41] Birds Aren’t Real History - https://birdsarentreal.com/pages/the-history
- BULLSHIT SOURCE [19:00] Time Cube is something like a conspiracy from the early days of the internet, Clearly mental illness - https://timecube.2enp.com/
- SOURCE [23:51] No waffle house in Nevada - https://locations.wafflehouse.com/
- SOURCE [23:59] Wiki Area 51 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51
- SOURCE [26:34] Richard Feynman worked on the manhattan project but never enlisted - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman#Manhattan_Project
- SOURCE [30:20] Wiki B-52 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
- SOURCE [32:48] CIA World Factbook Veitnam - https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/vietnam/
- SOURCE [36:53] Anti Semitism unites many conspiracy theories, 79% of antivax groups spread them - https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/anti-semitism-lurks-behind-modern-conspiracy-theories-1.4485495
- SOURCE [36:53] There is a Wikipedia page for "Antisemitic Canard" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitic_canard
- SOURCE [37:04] Qanon is quite antisemitic - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is
- SOURCE [40:23] Poe’s Law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- SOURCE [41:09] Older Survey (2004) showing 46% of Americans were Young Earth Creationists - https://ncse.ngo/creationists-how-many-who-and-where
- SOURCE [41:09] Fuck loads of American's are Creationist - https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-many-creationists-are-there-in-america/
[41:40] SPONSOR
- SPONSOR [42:18] Use code “evidence” to get 10% off a new gaming computer - https://www.abkkustomz.com/
[42:46] HOW DID IT START, WHERE IS IT GOING?
- SOURCE [43:11] WhoIs BirdsArentReal - https://www.whois.com/whois/birdsarentreal.com
- SOURCE [43:34] BirdsArentReal Twitter - https://twitter.com/BirdsArentReal
- SOURCE [43:46] Google Trends for “Birds Aren’t Real” in the US - https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&geo=US&q=Birds%20arent%20real
- SOURCE [43:48] Google Trends for “Birds Aren’t Real” worldwide - https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=Birds%20arent%20real
- SOURCE [46:58] Wayback for the domain - http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://birdsarentreal.com/
- SOURCE [49:42] Birds Aren't Real subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdsArentReal
- SOURCE [50:07] Is the “Birds Aren’t Real” subreddit sarcastic? - https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdsArentReal/controversial/?sort=controversial
- SOURCE [50:30] For example one controversial discussion - https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdsArentReal/comments/qe2xci/guys_pls_tell_me_this_sub_is_satire_i_am_gonna/
- SOURCE [50:30] Another controversial discussion - https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdsArentReal/comments/khs1as/this_sub_is_sarcastic_right/
- SOURCE [53:46] Leader of Viral 'Birds Aren't Real' Movement Swears He's Not Joking - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/leader-of-viral-birds-aren-t-real-movement-swears-he-s-not-joking/ar-BB1eGVUb
- SOURCE [55:43] Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.html
[57:47] IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO IT?
- SOURCE [59:15] The Drone Bird Company - https://www.thedronebird.com/
- SOURCE [1:03:55] China launches high-tech bird drones to watch over its citizens - https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/china-launches-high-tech-bird-drones-to-watch-over-its-citizens/
- SOURCE [1:04:33] Map of China - https://www.chinadiscovery.com/china-maps/china-provincial-map.html
- SOURCE [1:06:02] Forget props and fixed wings. New bio-inspired drones mimic birds, bats and bugs - https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/forget-props-fixed-wings-new-bio-inspired-drones-mimic-birds-ncna1033061
- SOURCE [1:08:24] One person on r/Conspiracy provided this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbIhZO7SJc
[1:13:39] WHY DO WE CARE?
- SOURCE [1:14:09] Erin’s law getting opposition - https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/02/21/erins-law-ohio-lawmakers-clash-conservative-group-over-bill/9314264002/
- SOURCE [1:14:09] Center for Christian Virtue is fucking stupid - https://www.votervoice.net/iframes/CCV/Campaigns/89637/Respond
- PARODY SOURCE [1:15:00] Sacha Baron Cohen tricks gun rights activist into being stupid on camera - https://www.gq.com/story/sacha-baron-cohen-kinderguardians-who-is-america
- SOURCE [1:16:52] Actual bill on state site - https://ohiohouse.gov/legislation/134/hb10