SCP-3856

Item #:

SCP-3856

Object Class:

Keter

Special Containment Procedures:

Information regarding SCP-3856 is to be contained through implementation of Protocol CARTOGRAPH-7. Foundation web-crawlers are to monitor and flag all civilian references to direct transit between Bielefeld, Germany and the anomalous location designated as "France." MTF Pi-1 ("Map Makers") is to coordinate with Foundation information specialists to maintain geographical disinformation campaigns.

Affected individuals demonstrating persistent belief in SCP-3856 are to be administered Class-C amnestics following standard cognitive recalibration protocols. Foundation cartographers must review all newly published geographic data for traces of SCP-3856's influence, with corrective measures applied as outlined in Document 3856-MI/geographical-rectification-guidance.

Description:

SCP-3856 is a widespread memetic-spatial anomaly manifesting as a collective delusion regarding the existence of a landmass in Western Europe commonly referred to as "France." Despite extensive documentation in historical records, maps, and cultural artifacts, no physical territory corresponding to descriptions of "France" has been verified to exist within consensus reality.

Research indicates SCP-3856 originated from Project Raumverlust, a World War II-era Ahnenerbe occult research initiative designed to create large-scale geographic displacements. (See Document 3856-A regarding parallel effects on Bielefeld, Germany). The project's effects have demonstrated unprecedented memetic persistence, resulting in a self-reinforcing pattern of false historical documentation and mass shared memories.

Addendum 3856-1: Manifestation Patterns

SCP-3856's primary manifestations include:

• Persistent collective memories of a "French" language and culture
• Falsified transportation infrastructure (non-existent rail lines, phantom stations)
• Retroactive historical insertions regarding "French" influence on European development

MTF Pi-1 continues to monitor for new manifestations of the anomaly.