The Mandela effect is another name for a false memory. Specifically, a false memory shared by a large group of people. The name originates from a group of people believing Nelson Mandela had died many years before he actually did. There are many other examples of the Mandela effect seen all around us.

One of the most popular and controversial is the spelling of The Berenstain Bears. Many people remember the series as The Berenstein Bears, but in reality, it is spelled with an “a” instead of the last “e”.

Another popular Mandela effect is whether or not the monopoly man had a monocle. It turns out that he actually doesn’t, though many people remember him as having one.

There are many other interesting ones having to do with spelling and popular snacks. Is it “Fruit Loops” or “Froot Loops”? The correct answer is “Froot Loops”. Is it “Cheez-it” or “Cheez-itz”? There’s actually no “z”.

Another thing that many people remember incorrectly is popular movie sayings. For example, in Snow White, it doesn’t say “Mirror, Mirror on the wall”, it says “Magic Mirror on the wall”. And in Forrest Gump it doesn’t say “Life is like a box of chocolates”, it says “Life was like a box of chocolates”.

Many people have theorized as to why so many people remember these things wrong. Some conspiracy theorists believe that Mandela effects are the result of an alternate universe. This is a little far fetched though.

On the other hand, many doctors believe Mandela effects are just honest lying. This is when your brain fills in the gaps of your memories. It’s not due to malicious intentions, it is merely people misremembering something. Plus, hearing someone else’s memory of something may influence your own memory in turn. 

In reality, we may never know why so many people remember these things incorrectly, but what we do know, we must look closer at things to figure out what is really the truth.