The celebrities who show up (and show out) at the Met Gala 2026 are essential to the success of the highly anticipated annual charity event, but the internet is the true star of fashion’s biggest ...

The war on Iran is the first major conflict where the propaganda battle might be won or lost in memes. Pro-Iran accounts have unleashed viral videos in recent days mocking President Trump, casting him ...

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In one week, American voters will “Pokemon Go to the polls.” From coconut trees accompanied by “Von Dutch” to Donald Trump’s recent stint as a McDonald’s worker, in the past decade, political memes ...

A clip of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking away from his colony toward certain death in the distant mountains has gone viral—where did the footage come from, and what does the meme mean? A viral clip of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Memes of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio have flooded the internet, ...

Italian Brain Rot exploded in 2025 as a surreal, AI-fueled meme genre featuring over-the-top Italian stereotypes, exaggerated accents, operatic music, and nonsense visuals that felt intentionally ...

Why has Jon Hamm been dancing in ecstasy all over your Instagram and TikTok feeds lately? Well, it's a story that starts with an Apple TV show from earlier this year and ends with Millennial nostalgia ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...

Right-wing users have tapped A.I. tools to promote President Trump’s agenda. He took notice. By Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu Loosely organized groups of self-described right-wing trolls and ...

From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot? Which implies, of course, that memes lack ...