A movement of millions of teenagers on Tik Tok now believe Helen Keller is a hoax. Why? At some point during this hells cape we called 2020, what started off as possibly a joke turned into a movement of millions of Gen Z kids on Tik Tok who collectively developed an elaborate conspiracy theory about how Helen Keller wasn't a real person. Some people believe she never existed. Some believe she was a scam artist. Some believe she was faking at least one of her disabilities. But either way, it's a testament to the post truth society we now live in where lies get laundered by social algorithms and become fact to millions of people. But how did this happen in the first place? We explore the bizarre, enraging, and completely ableist myth/conspiracy theory about the Helen Keller hoax.

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