According to The New York Times, Peter McIndoe created the "Birds Aren't Real" campaign in 2017 as a parody of conspiracy theories, claiming that birds are government-created drones used to spy on its citizens. Although McIndoe says it is to make fun of real conspiracy theories, this "conspiracy theory" has swept the United States. He recently told the newspaper: "It's a way of ridiculing madness, not being conquered by it." ”
Now, a U.S. government agency, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is stepping up to "defend" feathered animals. The group's account read on Twitter: "The birds are real. ”
The tweet quickly garnered a lot of attention from netizens — and as of press time, it had more than 35,000 likes.
The committee then provided some pictures of the two birds "having a long conversation." The topic is meant to promote something: the new government website SaferProducts.gov where consumers can report unsafe items. The account encourages people, "If a product you own accidentally explodes, ignites something, gets dangerously broken, or anything dangerous happens," please use the website to report it.
Some netizens seem to approve of a government agency promoting it in a different way.
One netizen wrote: "It's weird... I'm one hundred percent in favor of it. ”
Another netizen said: "This is by far the most effective use of my tax. Thank you, all of you. ”