The Theory of The Mandela Effect
By: Kierra Setting
Each and everyone one of us have our own beliefs, whether it is a religion, childhood belief such
as Santa, societal beliefs or theories. One of the most well known theories out there is the Mandela Effect.
To most people, this theory is becoming more of a fact than a theory.
If you are unsure of what exactly the Mandela Effect is, then let me explain. This theory is the
belief that there are two universes which have small changes that have been made by the government.
Another way of explaining the theory is that people are noticing small changes in things overtime. They
are mostly changes that some people don’t even notice.
The theory became a extremely big deal in 2005 after much of Africa’s population remembered
news announcing Nelson Mandela's death in prison. After believing he was dead for years, they learned
that Nelson Mandela did not die at that point in time. This is just one of many examples of this theory.
I have a extreme belief that this theory is true. There are certain ones that really made me
interested in the theory. One example that I always think about is the “Febreze” label. As a child, I
remember looking at the bottle and reading “Febreze” with two “e’s” Frebr[ee]ze. Most people I have
asked about it state that they remember the bottle saying Frebr[ee]ze also.
There are people who oppose my opinion and believe that they have true evidence that it is not
true. Mrs. Hunter explained, “ For the people who remember there being two e’s, I think that they only
believe that it has two e’s because as a child, you grew up expecting everything to be spelled the correct
way.” While her claim does make sense, I remember looking at the bottles over and over because I liked
the designs of the bottle. Therefore, I read that label over and over so why would I mistake the spelling if
I have seen it so many times?
I do not just believe in this theory because of the many examples that made me think twice. I
believe in this theory because of the technology we have today. With technology today, we have the
