The backlash is not just about taste. It lands amid broader concern that political AI imagery is making it harder for audiences to separate jokes, attacks and fabricated scenes. Donald Trump posted 14 ...

(Photo Credit: Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA and Donald Trump on Truth Social) President Donald Trump went on a social media spree on Monday afternoon that included posting memes of “traitor” ex-President ...

Source: “The Temptation of Christ” (Public Domain, Artist Unknown), meme created by Megha Arora . Politics often seems like cheerleading. The metaphor is apt, for cheerleading is about signaling and ...

Imagine a country with deep political divisions, where different groups don't trust each other and violence seems likely. Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos ...

When the clock struck midnight on Oct. 1, a battle began to unfold in Washington, D.C. It was not, as some may have hoped, about how to reopen the government. No, for better or — more likely — for ...

As campaigns increasingly communicate via meme, cat videos are outranking reality. By Charles Homans Follow along with live updates on the Trump and Harris campaigns. By the time the Arizona ...

In a study of social media activity prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, researchers at the University of Notre Dame say a sharp increase in politically salient imagery online—visual ...

In the midst of a heated presidential election, political memes provided moments of levity — and frustration — for voters. The presidential candidates and their running mates tried to use social media ...

From the photo of Trump’s post-assassination attempt fighting fist to Kamala sitting atop a giant coconut on the cover of New York Magazine, these units of culture distill the personality of the ...

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Speed and novelty are two essential elements when it comes to out-memeing a political opponent. By Joseph Bernstein Most memes age like milk. Ephemeral and ironic, the viral jokes are usually created ...