Remember, conspiracy theories often feature the following:

Remember, conspiracy theories often feature the following: Emotional appeals Appeals to ego or self-image Providing “answers” or explanations, often to something troubling Appealing to certain values and beliefs Narrative tricks or compelling storytelling The identification or some sort of threat or enemy We’re going to look at the conspiracy theory, Birds Aren’t Real. For this assignment, I want you to visit the website and look over it. Look at their “evidence” they provide. They have extensive “evidence” too. Look over their social media accounts. Do a Google search. Then answer the questions below. What’s the Point? We are going to look at this particular conspiracy theory because it is one that is slightly humorous and satirical. However, many people took this seriously and promoted it as an actual conspiracy. The general nature of the Birds Aren’t Real conspiracy theory makes it an ideal one to study and look at all the components that could make it believable. This will also help reinforce the fact checking skills we learned last week. Search Like a Pro To answer these questions, laterally read and use critical observation skills (from Module 10). Use Google, or any search engine, to learn more about the conspiracy theory in order to answer the questions. Review this graphic to learn more about searching Google Look at your example and consider the following questions: Who published the first report of Birds Aren’t Real? The conspiracy theory started appearing in 2018 as a reference point. Copy and paste the link with your answer. Create a search limiting results to specific web pages that include two things: the exact phrase “birds aren’t real” and the name “Peter McIndoe” (the movement’s founder). Use quotation marks and the Boolean operator AND to do this search. Why might someone find this conspiracy theory compelling or believable? How could you investigate this conspiracy theory? Where can you go to find credible information about the claims it is making? Review this graphic to help as well. Below is a tweet from someone that posted the National Audubon Society is writing about birds not being real. In your previous search, did you find any articles about that? If not, do another search, the same way as in 2, and add the search term “National Audubon Society” or include the organization’s website, audubon.org into the search. Remember From Last Week: To limit your search results to just those from audubon.org, just add “site:audubon.org” to the end of your search. Find the article that the National Audubon Society actually wrote using the strategy used in 3. Copy and paste the link. Look at the images on the next pages. Did any of those appear in your search? Which one? According to the National Audubon Society article, what is an important part of the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement? Go to the Birds Aren’t Real Website. Look at the subpages and tabs. Do they provide evidence of their claim? Is it believable? Even if it isn’t, is it possible for someone to begin to think there might be some truth to the “movement?’ Especially to someone who may be less informed or knowledgable on fact checking? Link: SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING PERS 1507

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