• @[email protected]
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    1010 months ago

    Germany:

    • the town of Bielefeld does not exist. There’s a huge conspiracy to make people think it’s a real place
    • @ritswd
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      310 months ago

      To what end? Just shit and giggles or is there a goal to it?

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        The German wiki article said that it’s often used to illustrate and make fun of the fact that conspiracy theorists can claim the most absurd crap.

        The English wiki article mentioned that even Angela Merkel mentioned it in a speech once, so I really gotta track that down now.

        • Zammy95
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          210 months ago

          You should be able to find the Angela Merkel video somewhere, her mentioning it is actually how I feel down the rabbit hole in the first place

      • @Ryumast3r
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        310 months ago

        It’s the same as when people in the states say “Wyoming (or sometimes North dakota) doesn’t exist”

        I mean, have YOU ever actually met someone from Wyoming?

        • @ritswd
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          210 months ago

          I mean, I have, but now that you mention it, I’ve only met people who claimed they were from Wyoming. Who knows what they might have been hiding…

          • @Ryumast3r
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            210 months ago

            Exactly! It’s a giant lie I tell you.