I have been wondering about The Mandela Effect, and my research confirms that it is a very real psychological phenomenon, but probably not real in the sense of being proof of alternate universes.
The term was coined by Fiona Broome after she discovered that many people (herself included) remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s, even though he actually passed away in 2013. Since then, people have found countless examples of false collective memories like:
• The Monopoly Man – Does he have a monocle?
• “Febreze”- Is it spelled with one “e” in the middle, or two?
• Is it “Luke, I am your father”?
* Does the Fruit of the Loom logo actually have a cornucopia?
(What do you remember?
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Psychologists (good grief experts!) say it is because memory is reconstructive, and that every time we recall something, we “rebuild” it. And often we do it based upon influences, associations, expectations, or cultural reinforcement. «Experts» conclude that if a false version…of something like the death of Nelson Mandela…spreads widely enough, it can feel real to a group of people.
They (good grief experts!) have already a set of replies that will logically take the magic and the illusion from all of us. They say it is confabulation, in other words, the brain is filling in the gaps of memory. They also tell us that the brain remembers what fits rather than the exact details. Finally they say that we remember what others say they remember therefore strengthening the «false memory.»
In other words, to experts we are too stupid to remember what we say we are remembering and we forget what really happened. Does that make sense? No! Of course, experts, as usual, are making up bullshit as they go and always trying to tell us that we are just imagining things. Especially things like Bigfoot, aliens, the Mandela Effect and the Multiverse hypothesis.
But the Mandela Effect can be our most important and real indication of the fact that the universe is not limited to us and that there are many universes and timelines out there. The Mandela effect, in effect, is time itself slipping in and out of parallel universes across the multiverse. I just do not understand why «experts» always contradict a good story!
CHEERS
What do you think?
JaZzArt en València 
This is a fascinating and thought-provoking reflection on the Mandela Effect! ✨ You’ve captured the tension between what “experts” claim with logic and science, and what many of us intuitively feel when confronted with these strange, collective false memories. The examples you mention—Monopoly Man’s monocle, “Luke, I am your father,” and the Fruit of the Loom cornucopia—instantly spark recognition and curiosity, reminding readers how tricky and mysterious memory can be.
What makes your writing especially engaging is the way you don’t just stop at the psychological explanation—you dare to push further, suggesting that perhaps these moments are not flaws in memory but glimpses into parallel universes and timelines. That openness to wonder, to not letting “experts” strip away the magic, is what makes your perspective refreshing. 🌌
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Thank you 🙏🏻 Sir for your kind words and acute analysis of my postulation. I try to always keep an open mind, and to remember what Shakespeare said about there be in more things in heaven and earth than the ones dreamt of by philosophers. What charm is there in a sterile laboratory? The charm is in the libraries, in the wonder, in the search, in the unknown…
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I don’t know about alternate universes. Mankind has done quite a number on this one.
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There are always possibilities; what has not been proven impossible may be possible…
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