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This is a satirical political meme formatted to look like a real Associated Press (AP) fact check article from 2024 US election coverage. The absurd headline jokes that a major news outlet had to officially debunk the fake, silly claim that the "JD" in politician JD Vance's name stands for the made-up, nonsensical phrase "Jorkin Depeanus". The humor comes from the ridiculous premise that such an obviously fake, immature joke would become widespread enough to require a formal fact check from a reputable news organization, leaning into online mockery of the 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate. A real photo of JD Vance at a public event with an Ohio state flag in the background appears below the edited headline.

Terrible News: JD in JD Vance Does Not Stand for Jorkin Depeanus

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This meme uses a pun on the dual meaning of the word 'cabinet' in U.S. context: one meaning is the group of senior appointed presidential advisors (the U.S. Presidential Cabinet), the other is a storage case for alcoholic beverages (a liquor cabinet). The image edits 5 figures who were announced as picks for Donald Trump's 2025 second-term presidential cabinet into a sports locker room scene, all holding or consuming alcohol, to deliver the joke that the new presidential cabinet is equivalent to a liquor cabinet, mocking the nominees for perceived associations with drinking or lack of fitness for office.

Updated Liquor Cabinet Trump Administration Pun Meme

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This is a two-panel reaction meme centered around a homophone pun. The top text shows a hypothetical exchange: Donald Trump asks Apple's voice assistant Siri to tell him how many miles he ran that day. Siri misinterprets the phrase 'I ran' as the country name 'Iran', and responds that it is sending missiles to Iran. The first panel shows a calm, focused Donald Trump using his phone, while the second panel shows him looking shocked and distressed at the unintended dangerous order. The joke references tense US-Iran relations during the Trump presidency, when military conflict between the two nations was a widely discussed public concern.

It’s been a long weekend for sure!

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This is a 4-panel edited political meme that uses the classic Simpsons lawyer business card template, with former US President Donald Trump's real head photoshopped onto the animated Simpsons character body. In the first panel, it shows a business card for "Donald J Trump ESQ." that originally reads "NO NEW WARS", referencing Trump's campaign promise to avoid starting new foreign wars. The second panel shows Trump sitting at a desk preparing to edit the card. The third panel reveals the edited card with a comma added, changing the text to "NO, NEW WARS!", which completely reverses the original meaning: it now signals support for starting new wars instead of opposing them. In the final panel, Trump proudly holds up the edited card, making an ironic joke about Trump's foreign policy record contrasting his campaign promises with his actual actions in office.

Trump No New Wars Comma Edit Meme

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This ironic history meme uses a famous layered hidden-image artwork to make its point. The top portion shows two relaxed civilians standing on a grassy bluff overlooking a sunny beach, captioned "AMERICANS HAVING FUN MAKING FUN OF THE FRENCH", referencing the common American stereotype that French people are cowardly surrenderers, widely known online as the "cheese eating surrender monkeys" joke. Hidden underneath the bluff, hundreds of dead and dying French soldiers are depicted holding the hill up from below in a sea of blood, captioned "THE FRENCH BEING THE MAIN REASON AMERICA IS A COUNTRY." The meme highlights the irony that Americans often mock French military history while ignoring that French military and financial support was critical to the United States winning independence during the Revolutionary War.

HA, HA, HA!!!! THOSE CHEESE EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS!!!!!!!

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This is a two-panel political meme that plays on a name pun connecting the cult film *Donnie Darko* to a hypothetical 2026 US presidential ticket. The top panel shows former US President Donald Trump (commonly nicknamed "Donnie") standing at a White House podium with the Presidential seal, alongside a large Easter bunny mascot, captioned "Donnie and Frank 2026". The bottom panel is a screenshot from the 2001 film *Donnie Darko*, showing the main character Donnie Darko and his iconic menacing giant rabbit character Frank, captioned "Donnie and Frank 2001". The joke draws a parallel between the original movie pair of Donnie and Frank, and the hypothetical 2026 ticket pairing Trump (Donnie) with the bunny (Frank), leaning into the apocalyptic tone of *Donnie Darko* for ironic political humor.

Donnies and their bunnies

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This geopolitical meme reuses the iconic awkward scene from *American Pie*, where Jim's father walks in on Jim with an apple pie. It recontextualizes the scene: the older man (Jim's dad) is labeled as "THE REST OF THE WORLD", the younger man (Jim) is labeled as the "USA", and the apple pie on the table is labeled as "THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ". The joke mirrors the original awkward tension: the entire global community anxiously watches as the United States handles the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz (a major global oil shipping chokepoint), with any US misstep affecting the entire world's economy, just like the awkward tension of the original movie scene.

State of Hormuz

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This meme jokes about a real-world policy where Greece banned tourists weighing over 220 pounds (100kg) from riding donkeys, implemented to protect the animals from injury and abuse. The image edits national/regional flags over the people and donkey in a real tourist photo to create a political joke: the overweight tourist riding the donkey has the United States flag over their head, playing on the common stereotype of higher average obesity in the US; the donkey has the European Union flag over its body; the local handler leading the donkey has the Greek flag over their head; and a small Chinese flag is placed between the two people. The meme visually acts out the policy situation, with the US (as the overweight tourist) being the party that would be banned from riding under the new rule.

Apparently I Can't Ride Donkeys In Greece?

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This image is a screenshot of two mock push notifications from X (formerly Twitter). The first notification from a user named Em reads "Trump has died", and the second notification from Donald Trump Jr. reads "I'm shocked." The meme relies on ambiguity: the first notification does not specify which Trump died, and Donald Trump Jr.'s reaction clarifies it is his father, former US president Donald Trump Sr., that has died, creating unexpected dark humor. A small note at the bottom left indicates the content is AI-generated.

Nice Notification Twitter Trump Death Joke Meme

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This is a 4-panel Yu-Gi-Oh! card battle meme discussing geopolitical tension between Iran and the United States over the Strait of Hormuz. The first panel shows Iran (represented by placing the Iranian flag over the character) playing a card that reads "Blockade the strait of Hormuz", referencing Iran's common threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to international shipping in response to pressure. The second panel shows the United States (represented by the US flag over the opposing character) preparing to play a counter card. The third panel reveals the US counter card that reads "Blockade the blockade of the strait of Hormuz", a wordplay joke referring to the US already enforcing wide-ranging economic blockades on Iran. The fourth panel shows the Iranian character screaming in shock at the unexpected countermove, highlighting the irony of the situation.

Didn't think that one through

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This two-panel spot-the-difference meme follows the popular 'Corporate needs you to find the difference' meme format. The top panel shows an edited image where Michael Scott (the lead character from the US version of *The Office*, in his iconic mullet hairstyle from the series) is shaking hands with an older politician in an office setting. The bottom panel displays the real official photograph: US Senator JD Vance shaking hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a Hungarian-American friendship event held in Budapest. The joke relies on the striking visual resemblance between mulleted Michael Scott and JD Vance, turning the similarity in their appearance into a humorous political comparison.

Corporate needs you to find the difference between these two pictures

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This is a satirical political meme that edits the face of former U.S. President Donald Trump onto the body of an ancient Chinese philosopher styled after Confucius, wearing traditional East Asian robes and a historical hat. The meme makes a pun on Confucius' name, naming the figure 'Con-Fuse-Us' which sounds like 'confuse us', to joke about contradictory, confusing political policy. The text presents the absurd contradictory logic: 'End an enemy blockade by blockading their blockade', referencing a public statement about opening the Strait of Hormuz by blocking it. The joke highlights the perceived absurdity and confusion of this policy position.

The Great Philosopher, Con-Fuse-Us

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