{"id":"blue-waffle","name":"Blue Waffle","summary":"Blue Waffle is an internet shock-image hoax presenting a fake sexually transmitted disease, pushed on victims through a Google Images dare. The prank started with the single-serving site BlueWaffle.net in September 2008 and drew formal debunkings from Planned Parenthood and Nationwide Children's Hospital as students kept searching for it.","tags":["blue waffle","blue waffle meme","blue waffle disease","blue waffle hoax","shock image","google images prank","bluewaffle.net","urban legend"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/blue-waffle/blue-waffle-blue-waffle-stack-butter.webp","caption":"The iconic blue waffle image associated with the infamous internet urban legend.","width":1530,"height":861,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/blue-waffle/blue-waffle-urban-dictionary-blue-waffle-definition.webp","caption":"An Urban Dictionary entry from May 2010 warning users against searching for 'blue waffle' online.","width":680,"height":451,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/blue-waffle/blue-waffle-kelloggs-mermaid-waffles-shelf.webp","caption":"Kellogg's Mermaid Waffles, whose blue color drew comparisons to the notorious 'blue waffle' meme.","width":680,"height":410,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/blue-waffle/blue-waffle-twitter-reaction-mermaid-waffles.webp","caption":"A viral tweet reacting to Kellogg's blue Mermaid Waffles by referencing the blue waffle meme.","width":680,"height":871,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/blue-waffle/history.md","related":["tourist-guy","1721-deitz-nuutzen-painting-hoax","4chan-alien-sighting-hoax","balloon-boy","congresswoman-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-stolen-shoes-tweet","facebook-privacy-notices","internet-death-hoaxes","jenkem","manti-teos-girlfriend-hoax-teoing","tampon-eating-hoax","this-film-is-dedicated-to-the-brave-mujahideen-fighters-of-afghanistan","lets-go-arctic"],"popularityRank":2630,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}