How memes spread conspiracy theories, and what to consider before sharing one
"I am become meme," declared Elon Musk at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference, just after hoisting a chainsaw—a ...
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Labor takes down ‘This is Australia’ Medicare T-shirt meme on racism fears
Labor released a social media T-shirt meme to pump its Medicare credentials, only to quickly take it down after realising the meme’s ugly history. The meme, posted to the ALP’s official social ...
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April Fools! From Free Coffee (Really!) to Fake Meat Skincare, See All the Pranks Brands Are Trying Today
Flushable toilet paper brand Dude Wipes partnered with shaver manufacturer Manscaped to introduce "a hole new way to groom" (typo intended), a suspiciously shaped razor equipped with a conical ...
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‘Missed the mark’: Labor removes meme based on racist T-shirt
A Labor campaign meme (right) was deleted after questions about whether it referenced a racist T-shirt (left).Credit: But the shirt and slogan bear a striking resemblance to a shirt and a slogan ...
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Why JD Vance’s face is the meme of the moment for both right and left
One day, Vance is a doe-eyed baby sucking a lollipop. The next, he’s reshaped into the GigaChad meme, the embodiment of an alpha male with a jawline so sharp it could cut steel. Vance is the ...