- Joe Hill
Alternate:
John McAfee died in 2012
Current:
John McAfee died in 2021
The wild man of software
When some people heard of the death of John McAfee in prison in 2021, they were shocked.
That's because they were sure they'd heard he died many years earlier, and they knew exactly when and how. They recall the details including the press and TV coverage, and the mass outpouring of articles expressing grief and combing over his remarkable life.
They remember it being suicide by a gunshot wound to the head in 2012.
Some point to a famous wired article in which he apparently plays Russian Roulette with the interviewer to make a point - could this really be the cause of this confusion?
- Eve Clemmons
Alternate:
The man in the Iron Mask wore an iron mask
Current:
The man in the Iron Mask wore a cloth mask
No so fast
It sounds like a joke.
What was the mask that that man in the Iron Mask wore made of?
Although the story has been told and retold in the centuries since the real life events which occurred in France, 1669-1703, the actual answer is velvet. The reason most people assume iron is down to the poetic license of the storytellers of the day, which gave the whole episode a title of it's own which bore the literal description of his unusual facial garment.
- ZachKnife
Alternate:
Tim Curry died in 2012
Current:
Tim Curry did not die in 2012
Let's do it again
The Rocky Horror show legend Tim Curry is famous for his timewarp song, so it's only fitting the great man hoimself is the subject of a Mandela Effect. Well, several actually, since they all relate to his death, with many blurring the lines between the usual celebrity death hoaxes and what people believe are actual Mandela Effects.
Unfortunately, Tim had a stroke in 2012 and it seems its this that most people are being confused by. Many swear that he in fact did die then, right down to the media running "life story" programmes and reruns of his movies.
When these false death rumours resurfaced in 2020, he had something to say about them...
- Joe Hutt
Alternate:
John Denver's plane crashed into a mountain
Current:
John Denver's plane crashed into the sea
Take me home...
The tragic death of John Denver in 1997 caused a huge upset the world over. He was known for his easy, country style with hits such as "Take me home, country roads" and "Rocky mountain high", and he died when his home built airplane crashed.
He was born in Roswell, New Mexico, which is well known amongst conspiracy theorists for a totally different reason.
He died on October 12, 1997 but there is something about this that many people are so surprised about they are pointing to as a Mandela Effect. That is, where did his plane hit? Many are sure it flew into a mountain, yet all reports today show it was the water of Monterey Bay, California.
- Ray Wu
Alternate:
Weird Al Yankovic died in March 2021
Current:
Weird Al Yankovic did not die in March 2021
The posting on Facebook in March 2021 announcing Al's death got a million likes.
It's been debunked as a hoax, but it did actually affect many people who, like the one the Mandela Effect is named after, were sure he'd already died. Many, many comments were made to this post, and the news quickly spread to Twitter where a similar outpouring of grief occurred:
At about 11 a.m. ET on Monday (March 22, 2021), our beloved singer Weird Al Yankovic passed away. Weird Al Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959 in Downey. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.
-- R.I.P. Weird Al Yankovic, Facebook March 22nd, 2021
- Joe Hutt
Alternate:
Larry King died in 2010
Current:
Larry King died in 2021
Larry King died in 2010, 2013, 2019 and 2021
Larry King was the legendary US chat show host with a career spanning many decades.
He was most famous for the shows which bore his name. Larry King Live and Larry King Now, and his political show, Politicking with Larry King, up until 2020.
Reports of his death in 2021, however, came as a surprise to many, since they were sure he was already dead, and the years this was supposed to have happened range from 2010, 2013 and 2019.
- Tracy Cooper
Alternate:
William Wallace (Braveheart) wore a kilt
Current:
William Wallace (Braveheart) did not wear a kilt
They'll never take our freedom!
The first thing that pops into many people's minds when they think of Scottish men is a noble windswept figure on the glen, proudly displaying his kilt.
This image has been portrayed so many times it's ingrained deeply in the world's minds for generations. But has it always been so?
No Scotsman fulfils the image of a fierce warrior fighting for his country more than William Wallace, who was famously brought to the big screen in Braveheart, played by Mel Gibson. Wallace lived in the late 1200s, and it's now come to light that this image of him, and the one generally regarded, means things are not quite right in the clothing department.