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Scooby-Doo Gang Teams Up With Fox News to Uncover Mask Mystery

This is a satirical edited meme using assets from the classic Scooby-Doo animated series. The top text opens with Velma's iconic catchphrase 'Jinkies! Okay gang, time to find out wtf is goin' on with this mask.' Three members of the Scooby gang (Daphne, Velma, Fred) stand to the left facing a truck, while Shaggy and Scooby-Doo sit in the truck's open bed alongside a photoshopped head of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. The truck bears a Fox News Channel logo on its side, and a chicken is depicted flying away in the background. The joke leans into the classic Scooby-Doo trope of the gang unmasking costumed villains, mocking conspiracy theories promoted by Fox News regarding unidentified masked individuals linked to the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot.
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Jinkies! Okay gang, time to find out wtf is goin' on with this mask.

Overview

This is a satirical edited meme using assets from the classic Scooby-Doo animated series. The top text opens with Velma's iconic catchphrase 'Jinkies! Okay gang, time to find out wtf is goin' on with this mask.' Three members of the Scooby gang (Daphne, Velma, Fred) stand to the left facing a truck, while Shaggy and Scooby-Doo sit in the truck's open bed alongside a photoshopped head of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. The truck bears a Fox News Channel logo on its side, and a chicken is depicted flying away in the background. The joke leans into the classic Scooby-Doo trope of the gang unmasking costumed villains, mocking conspiracy theories promoted by Fox News regarding unidentified masked individuals linked to the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit under the title 'the alien commander 👽'. It is a derivative edited work that combines original Scooby-Doo animation assets, a public photograph of Rudy Giuliani, and the official Fox News logo to make a satirical comment on right-wing media narratives around the January 6 Capitol attack.

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