The 'Birds Aren't Real' movement is a satirical conspiracy theory created by Peter McIndoe in 2017. The core premise suggests that the U.S. government replaced all birds with sophisticated surveillance drones between 1959 and 2001. What started as a joke quickly evolved into an elaborate performance art piece, complete with billboards, protests, and a dedicated following known as 'Bird Truthers.' The meme serves as a parody of actual conspiracy theories, highlighting how misinformation spreads in the digital age. Users often apply this template to images of birds behaving oddly or sitting on power lines, jokingly claiming they are 'recharging' or 'uploading data' to government servers.