And the US Consumer Product Safety Commission flew off on a meme tangent to prove it.
Summary
- Ohio Division of WildlifeA parody movement claims birds aren’t real.
- Now, a government agency, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, is jumping in to defend its feathered friends.
- Background: Peter McIndoe, 23, created the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement in 2017 as a parody of conspiracy theories, according to The New York Times, His storyline claimed birds are drones created by the government to spy on its citizens, although McIndoe says he’s done with the joke now.
- Not everyone has heard of the “Birds Aren’t Real” claim, but apparently someone at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has, because on Wednesday, that organization’s account tweeted, “Birds are real.”
- — US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) January 5, 2022The tweet flew high with readers – more than 35,000 people have liked it as of this writing.