101. Finland and More Made Up Places

Today we are going to go into why some conspiracy theorists think Finland, Australia, and Bielefeld, Germany are completely made up. We are diving into history, possible cover-ups and lies, and secret treaties that may have allowed our world’s governments in charge to fake it till they make it - and in this case, make an entire city or even country. Is this just satire, or do the true believers behind these conspiracies have the right idea?

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Episode Sources:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/finlandConspiracy/comments/52f5ae/the_finland_conspiracy_and_all_you_need_to_know/

• https://theculturetrip.com/europe/finland/articles/does-finland-exist-many-dont-think-so/

• https://www.onthegotours.com/blog/2015/08/interesting-facts-about-the-trans-siberian-railway/#:~:text=Spanning%20an%20incredible%209%2C288%20kilometres,%2C%20Ob%2C%20Yenisei%20and%20Amur.

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/xyd48w/this-dude-accidentally-convinced-the-internet-that-finland-doesnt-exist

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCQE3069Qrc

• https://www.reddit.com/r/trueFinlandConspiracy/

• https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/conspiracy-theory-australia-doesnt-exist#.nf1QD2O4d

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/apr/15/australia-doesnt-exist-and-other-bizarre-geographic-conspiracies-that-wont-go-away

• https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/convict-transportation-peaks#:~:text=Between%201788%20and%201868%20more,helped%20build%20the%20young%20colony.

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49432677

• https://www.espn.com/soccer/german-bundesliga/story/4221423/does-bielefeld-exist-the-cityand-their-bundesliga-teamare-real-and-ready-to-shock-dortmund

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bielefeld-conspiracy