Outline
Circulating report claims that 18 million blackbirds fell dead on New Year’s Eve in Beebe, Arkansas. The message includes an image depicting a worker picking up the bodies of the dead birds.
Brief Analysis
The claims in the message are false. The report originates from the satirical website “RockCity Times” and is a work of fiction. The image has been digitally manipulated. The original photograph showed only a scattering of dead birds. It was taken in 2011 during clean up after a real mass bird death event.
Example
18 Million Blackbirds Dead on New Year’s Eve in Beebe, Species Likely Extinct
Beebe, AR — Wildlife officials estimate that over 18 million black birds fell to their death over a one mile area within Beebe Arkansas at midnight.This marks the fourth consecutive year that the birds have died at midnight on New Year’s Eve in the same area. The number of birds this year greatly exceed previous year’s totals.
Original Source : https://www.hoax-slayer.com/18-million-blackbirds-dead-satire.shtml