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Birds Of A Feather
January 18, 2022 529 replies
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Q1. Adherents of the Birds Aren’t Real movement say they subscribe to the conspiracy theory that birds don’t exist and are really drone replicas installed by the U.S. government to spy on Americans. The movement is said to have "hundreds of thousands" of members, mostly from Gen Z (born late 1990s to early 2010s). Your view?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

I'm part of the Birds Aren't Real movement

7%
6%
5%
5%
16%
6%
19%
5%
1%
0%

I'm familiar with the movement, but not part of it

34%
37%
28%
25%
35%
41%
56%
40%
22%
12%

I've heard of it but don't know much about it

17%
20%
15%
19%
14%
17%
17%
24%
14%
14%

Never heard of it

40%
33%
51%
48%
32%
35%
5%
30%
59%
69%

Don't care

3%
4%
1%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
3%
5%
Q2. The creator of Birds Aren’t Real and the movement’s followers say they are in on a joke: They know that birds are real and that their theory is made up. They say they are a parody social movement that pokes fun at misinformation with absurdism. Your view? (Please choose three, one from each of A, B, and C)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Group A

It will work to cut down on people subscribing to conspiracy theories

12%
16%
9%
6%
10%
18%
21%
14%
6%
7%

It won't work to cut down on people subscribing to conspiracy theories

65%
66%
63%
57%
73%
72%
60%
54%
73%
73%
Group B

We need to reduce belief in conspiracy theories in the US

51%
50%
51%
26%
47%
77%
37%
49%
60%
57%

We do not need to reduce or increase belief in conspiracy theories in the US

25%
25%
26%
37%
25%
15%
32%
27%
19%
22%

We need to increase belief in conspiracy theories in the US

7%
11%
5%
11%
12%
3%
12%
9%
6%
4%
Group C

There is a good chance some people (more than 1% that hear it) will come to actually believe birds aren't real

57%
55%
61%
50%
55%
67%
45%
65%
62%
56%

There is not a good chance that some will come to actually believe birds aren't real

22%
22%
22%
21%
28%
21%
26%
21%
20%
20%

None of these

3%
2%
5%
4%
3%
3%
2%
3%
4%
4%

Don't care

6%
7%
5%
10%
2%
3%
6%
5%
7%
9%
Q3. What do you think most drives adherence to conspiracy theories? (Please choose up to three)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

A lot of the theories are true

21%
24%
17%
36%
28%
7%
21%
31%
16%
20%

Ignorance on the part of the believers

49%
49%
48%
28%
51%
66%
41%
45%
54%
54%

Intelligence on the part of the believers

14%
14%
15%
16%
12%
11%
18%
16%
13%
10%

Desire to belong to a community

31%
28%
34%
17%
36%
44%
33%
44%
21%
24%

Stick a thumb in the eye of the elites

20%
23%
18%
18%
24%
22%
34%
22%
11%
15%

Gives believers a sense of control

28%
31%
26%
19%
34%
39%
35%
34%
21%
28%

It's fun/entertaining

15%
15%
16%
20%
18%
10%
33%
18%
5%
4%

Inability to think for self/easily influenced

37%
33%
42%
23%
36%
49%
24%
31%
45%
50%

Way to explain own failures

17%
15%
17%
8%
18%
24%
20%
16%
16%
11%

Other

6%
7%
6%
9%
12%
2%
5%
3%
12%
4%

Don't know

3%
2%
4%
4%
3%
1%
0%
4%
4%
3%

Don't care

4%
5%
4%
5%
2%
3%
4%
0%
8%
5%

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