AI-generated slop. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel and Shannon Bond discuss how AI-generated videos are shaping reality online.

A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer was held in jail for more than a month this fall after police arrested him over a Facebook post of a meme related to the September assassination of ...

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 ...

Indeed, the Anti singer hilariously reacted to a close-up angle of her face being used as a meme in a post about relationships. “Women don’t realize how much their boyfriends love ‘bad’ photos of them ...

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood is apparently paying attention to what's happening online. The 61-year-old dressed in a full orange jumpsuit outfit as the Illini were set off to travel to New York ...

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 ...

In response, TikTokers proposed an idea that started as satire but quickly became a rallying cry for users who felt overwhelmed by chaotic, hyper-ironic formats. Although the proposal began ...

Earlier this year, TikTokers declared the start of the Great Meme Depression of 2025. In the months since, things haven’t picked up much. As 2026 approaches, some internet users have decided to take ...

The vice president used the October holiday to acknowledge several of his viral moments Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the ...

Vice President JD Vance completely leaned into internet culture for the spooky holiday — and transformed into just one of many meme-ified versions of himself that have been shared online for years.

The saga of a 61-year-old man jailed for more than a month after reposting a Facebook meme has ended, but free speech advocates are still reeling in the wake. On October 29, Larry Bushart was released ...