Mandela effect

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Coined by American writer and paranormal consultant Fiona Broome in 2009 in reference to a false memory she had of South African leader Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) dying in the 1980s that other people reportedly shared.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَأْثِير مَانْدَيلَا (taʔṯīr māndēlā) — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Chinese Cantonese: 孟加拉效應 /孟加拉效应 (maang6 gaa1 laai1 haau6 jing3) — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Chinese Mandarin: 曼德拉效應 /曼德拉效应 (Màndélā xiàoyìng) — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Japanese: マンデラ効果 — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Japanese: マンデラエフェクト — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Korean: 만델라 효과 (mandella hyogwa) — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Korean: 만델라 이펙트 (mandella ipekteu) — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Portuguese: efeito Mandela — phenomenon of sharing false memory
• Spanish: efecto Mandela — phenomenon of sharing false memory