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An example of the Mandela effect

@JudyEv (352630)

Rockingham, Australia

September 27, 2023 6:57pm CST

A MyLotter just wrote an interesting discussion about the Mandela effect which is when a large proportion of the population ‘misremembers a significant event or shares a memory of an event that did not actually occur.’ Some time back I wrote about our ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Fact Checker which checks if information being transmitted is in fact true or not. Many Australians have believed for a long time that Australian aborigines were once part of the Flora and Fauna Act and not recognised as part of the mainstream population. It now seems that this is not the case and indigenous Australians were counted in the census from 1947. However those living in really remote areas were not included. Some myths hang around for a very long time.

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@LadyDuck (473770)

• Switzerland

28 Sep 23

This is true, some myths continue to hang around despite the fact that now there are many different ways to check if those are real or fake.

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@LadyDuck (473770)

• Switzerland

29 Sep 23

@JudyEv I have this feeling and the more they use their phones for a quick search of the news, the more they accept the first thing they read.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

@LadyDuck And very few are prepared to spend much time at all checking out anything.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

Many people don't bother to check the facts but just accept what they read. The more outrageous the more likely they are to believe it.

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@GardenGerty (163362)

• United States

28 Sep 23

Yes, they do.It is funny what people believe. I have imagined a person who does not seem to exist from my college days. I cannot remember her name, but I remember a face and personality, but cannot find any pictures of her.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

There are some kids from school that I have no recollection of but that's the opposite of what you're saying.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

29 Sep 23

Fake news are doing the rounds and it is difficult to differentiate them.

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@allknowing (145144)

• India

29 Sep 23

@JudyEv Damage is done when fake news get circulated.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

It is very difficult sometimes to know what to believe.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

@allknowing That's for sure.

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@wolfgirl569 (115601)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Sep 23

It happens a lot

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@wolfgirl569 (115601)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Oct 23

@RubyHawk I haven't seen it yet

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

Yes, I'm sure it does. People are quick to believe stuff sometimes.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Oct 23

@JudyEv thongs. I suppose she has one on but you can’t see it. What do you see?

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@xFiacre (13552)

• Ireland

28 Sep 23

@judyev And there is also the falsely perceived truth that all Irish people are overly bibulous, fractious, Catholic (lapsed of course) and that we go around lilting top o‘ the morning and begorah.

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@xFiacre (13552)

• Ireland

28 Sep 23

@JudyEv I’ve heard Australian men here referred to as Germaine!

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

@xFiacre Mostly I thought they were Bruce and Sheila.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

That's so true. Our son doesn't like anyone telling Irish jokes. We say we don't mind jokes against Australians but he says that's because we're not a minority group which is probably fair enough. Certainly some nationalities become very stereotyped.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Sep 23

Sometimes we’re surprised when our false information is corrected.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

That's true and especially if you've believed something to be true for a very long time.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Oct 23

@RubyHawk Oh wow, that is a bit of a worry!

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@BarBaraPrz (49558)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Sep 23

Flora and fauna? Really? Raises eyebrow and says "Interesting."

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

We've always thought it was awful too but seems it's never been a fact anyway.

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@RebeccasFarm (94538)

• Arvada, Colorado

28 Sep 23

Hmm that is interesting. Glad they were counted, after all.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

It's changing a lot now but they've been treated virtually as nonentities until recent times.

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@Shiva49 (27167)

• Singapore

28 Sep 23

No matter how outrageous, repeated lies become the truth - comes to mind. We tend to believe what we want to believe.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

That is true to - that we tend to believe what we want to.

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@Ronrybs (20505)

• London, England

28 Sep 23

Some of these myths can hang around for far too long and entrench some obnoxious views

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

That's very true. And then the myths become accepted as fact.

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@Ronrybs (20505)

• London, England

29 Sep 23

@JudyEv There is a quote from The man who shot Liberty Valance, there!

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (17032)

• Raurkela, India

28 Sep 23

Aborigines are actually the most ancient inhabitants of a country and they have to be counted.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

They are counted now and things are now changing a little for them.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (17032)

• Raurkela, India

29 Sep 23

@JudyEv That's something nice to hear. In India they enjoy a lot of facilities like free education, reservation in services and so on.

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@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

28 Sep 23

@JudyEv Judy, thank you again for all that information you gave us and I agree that there are some myths that hang around for a very long time.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

It's strange sometimes how this misinformation gets out and everyone accepts it as true.

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@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

28 Sep 23

@JudyEv You are so right Judy and it is very sad.

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@LindaOHio (187979)

• United States

28 Sep 23

My husband has the Mandela effect. He remembers things the way HE wants to. Some things happened differently and some never happened!!! Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

Haha - maybe that is a 'man' thing. What do you think?

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@LindaOHio (187979)

• United States

29 Sep 23

@JudyEv I think you're right.

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@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

28 Sep 23

Good grief, there are some misconceptions around

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

There are some very major ones that people believe.

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@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

29 Sep 23

@JudyEv Very true

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@just4him (318816)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Sep 23

I've heard the term but didn't know what it meant. It's good to check the facts before believing everything you hear or read. Thank you for adding to my education.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 23

I hadn't heard it before either so maybe we both need to thank Dena.

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@Dena91 (16925)

• United States

28 Sep 23

Thank you for your post about the Mandela effect that happened in your country. It makes one wonder how many myths we have held onto as truths in our lifetime.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

There are probably a great many.

I didn't mention you specifically because I'm pretty sure it's against the rules.

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@Beestring (15324)

• Hong Kong

28 Sep 23

When myths exist for a long time, we tend to think they are true. Fact checker helps a lot.

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@JudyEv (352630)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 23

It's good to have a reliable source to check out what's right and what isn't.

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