A popular example of the Mandela effect perpetuates that on September 11th, an airing of Dragonball Z in Brazil was interrupted by live footage of the 9/11 attacks.
How did this effect originate?[]
Believers of this event "recollect" that the wildly popular anime Dragonball Z was airing in the early hours of the morning on September 11th, 2001 in Brazil. Many children who did not have school that morning claim that while Goku was turning "super saiyan", the broadcast was interrupted by footage of the twin towers being hit by the planes. Due to the shows popularity among children at that time, many internet users swear that they witnessed the event live, with many others backing up their claims.
Eventual debunking[]
This event would gain notoriety among internet users, even leading to some trying to track down the supposed footage of the broadcast. Eventually, someone discovered the exact airing times of Dragonball Z in Brazil during September 2001. In reality, Dragonball Z never aired that day. Additionally, the chances of a news channel hosting anime was extremely unlikely at that time, making the supposed interruption even more baffling.
More explanations[]
- The tv channel that aired DBZ in Brazil named Globo, never aired a single episode of the show in 2001
- The supposed episode that was interrupted was only broadcast in 2002