Now, the Mandela Effect got its name when Fiona Bruce, a self identified paranormal consultant, detailed how she remembered former South African President Nelson Mandela dying in the 1980s in prison. Although Mandela lived until 2013, Broom could describe remembering news coverage of his death and even a speech from his widow about his death. Yet none of it happened. If Bloom thought occurred in isolation, that would be one factor. However, Broome found that other people thought this exact same as her