The Mandela Effect: When Many People Remember the Same Past but Today’s Record Says Something Else
In 2009, Fiona Broome said she met many people who believed Nelson Mandela had died in prison in South Africa during the 1980s. They did not remember a single line of news. They remembered television coverage, a funeral, remarks from his wife, and the feeling that they had known the event for years. Yet Mandela was released in 1990, became South Africa’s president in 1994, and died in 2013. The gap between detailed…
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In 2009, Fiona Broome said she met many people who believed Nelson Mandela had died in prison in South Africa during the 1980s. They did not remember a single line of news. They remembered television coverage, a funeral, remarks from his wife, and the feeling that they had known the event for years. Yet Mandela was released in 1990, became South Africa’s president in 1994, and died in 2013. The gap between detailed memories held by many people and the record preserved in archives gave the phenomenon its name: the Mandela Effect.
In 2009, Fiona Broome said she met many people who believed Nelson Mandela had died in prison in South Africa during the 1980s. They did not remember a single line of news. They remembered television coverage, a funeral, remarks from his wife, and the feeling that they had known the event for years. Yet Mandela was released in 1990, became South Africa’s president in 1994, and died in 2013. The gap between detailed…
In 2009, Fiona Broome said she met many people who believed Nelson Mandela had died in prison in South Africa during the 1980s. They did not remember a single line of news. They remembered television coverage, a funeral, remarks from his wife, and the feeling that they had known the event for years. Yet Mandela was released in 1990, became South Africa’s president in 1994, and died in 2013. The gap between detailed…
In 2009, Fiona Broome said she met many people who believed Nelson Mandela had died in prison in South Africa during the 1980s. They did not remember a single line of news. They remembered television coverage, a funeral, remarks from his wife, and the feeling that they had known the event for years. Yet Mandela was released in 1990, became South Africa’s president in 1994, and died in 2013. The gap between detailed…
In 2009, Fiona Broome said she met many people who believed Nelson Mandela had died in prison in South Africa during the 1980s. They did not remember a single line of news. They remembered television coverage, a funeral, remarks from his wife, and the feeling that they had known the event for years. Yet Mandela was released in 1990, became South Africa’s president in 1994, and died in 2013. The gap between detailed…