[2][3][4][5] In 2018, journalist Rachel Roberts described Birds Aren't Real as "a joke that thousands of people are in on.
[2][7] In 2017, he posted on Facebook: "I made a satirical movement a few months ago, and people on Instagram seem to like it a lot."
[12] Some supporters have demonstrated with signs stating "Birds Aren't Real" and related slogans.
[1] In 2021, some supporters demonstrated in front of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters demanding that the company change its bird logo.
[17] In January 2022, McIndoe featured in a profile of the movement for Vice, giving his first media interview while not in character.