seagulls? >> mcindoe: uh, i don't trust them, i'll tell you that. have you ever been to the beach and you got some food left over, and a seagull comes over and tries to get it? that's not cause it's hungry. you know, the mainstream media wants to sell us this lie that, "oh, birds are hungry." you know, when in fact the seagullsrmation with. and i, i understand this isn't anything like the media. so, thanks for, thanks for having me on your, on, on your clock show. >> alfonsi: with that, he finally broke character, and we met the real peter mcindoe. >> alfonsi: you're the person that i've been hearing about, but haven't seen. >> mcindoe: okay, great. well, wonderful to meet you. >> alfonsi: yeah, nice to meet you, too. >> mcindoe: welcome to bird history. >> alfonsi: mcindoe, the 24-year-old college dropout behind birds aren't real is, fortunately, nothing like the megaphone carrying character under the cowboy hat. >> mcindoe: who will save us? >> alfonsi: he told us it's all a parody, and it's spread to billboards, bumper stickers, and popped up at halftime during the n.c.a.a. men's basketball national championship game last month. what's the purpose of all of this? >> mcindoe: so, it's taking this concept of misinformation and almost building a little safe space to come together within it and laugh at it, r