The Mandela Effect is when a large group of people share a common memory of something that differs from what is generally accepted to be fact.
John Candy cause of death
I remember him dying from drugs/an od now apparently he died from a heart attack
Probably confused with Chris Farley
John Candy ended up extremely overweight, sadly.
My memory was, heart attack... .
I've never heard of him using drugs.
Heart attack. You sure you weren't confusing him with John Belushi? Belushi died due to drugs.
He died from being fat.
I was told he ate a raw chicken.
"Candy had a number of risk factors for heart attack, including a strong family history (his father had died prematurely of a heart attack, although his children say he was unaware of his genetic risk), smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, obesity, heavy alcohol use, and use of cocaine."
- Sanchez, Rosa (February 26, 2019). "Deadly Addiction: John Candy Smoked 'A Pack A Day' Before Heart Attack Death At 43". Star. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Candy