An old edit of Cheems as a frog has made a big comeback as a brainrot meme after being combined with a "What the Dog Doin'" ...

Brainrot memes refer to the belief that exposing yourself to stupid ideas and language, particularly on the internet, will turn your brain into rotten sludge. It is more specifically used to describe ...

In July 2024, the first TikTok featuring audio of the phrase appeared on the platform. The video shows a distorted view of photos of a megaphone, a telephone, and Italian former pro soccer star ...

A surreal TikTok trend sees the chronically online bringing meme culture into the real world, and the results are hilarious. As always, reactions from members of the public vary, with some appearing ...

Italian brain rot is a niche form of memes that went viral in January 2025. Photo by Michele Bitetto/Unsplash If we’re lucky in the Opinion section, we work through our beliefs completely and support ...

In a Japanese shop selling pocket-money trinkets, there is a rack of toys, stickers and keyrings based on a global crew of AI-generated characters that almost every child knows about -- and very few ...