Experiences & perception
Mandela Effect
A shared false or conflicting memory that a group of people remembers differently from recorded history.
Named after widespread incorrect memories about Nelson Mandela’s death, the phrase now covers many collective memory mismatches.
Discussions work best when people cite the version they remember and the documented record side by side.
Also known as
Mandela Effect · Mandela Effects
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