{"id":"meme-magic","name":"Meme Magic","summary":"Meme Magic is a slang concept from 8chan and 4chan claiming that certain internet memes can influence real-world events through a kind of collective sorcery. Coined in 2015, the idea attached itself to shitposting fads like Ebola-chan, Baneposting, and the pro-Trump Pepe surge on /pol/.","tags":["meme magic","4chan","8chan","/pol/","Kek","Ebola-chan","Trump Pepe","Baneposting"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-wizard-pepe-magic-wand.webp","caption":"The iconic 'Wizard Pepe' image commonly used to illustrate the concept of meme magic.","width":1024,"height":1113,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-pol-vs-x-meme-magic-comic.webp","caption":"A comic contrasting /x/'s failed occult studies with /pol/'s effortless success at meme magic.","width":680,"height":906,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-4chan-meme-magic-post-2014.webp","caption":"An early 4chan post credited with popularizing the phrase 'meme magic'.","width":680,"height":562,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-ebola-chan-chain-letter.webp","caption":"The Ebola-chan chain image, a canonical example of 4chan meme magic used to 'summon' outbreaks.","width":680,"height":526,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-deus-kek-egyptian-relief.webp","caption":"The 'Deus Kek' image, tying Pepe the Frog to the ancient Egyptian god Kek within meme magic mythology.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-meme-magician-ritual-cartoon.webp","caption":"An illustration of a stereotypical meme magician performing an occult ritual to invoke chaos magic online.","width":542,"height":530,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-lemmy-death-prediction-thread.webp","caption":"The infamous /b/ thread predicting Lemmy's death hours in advance, a frequently cited example of meme magic.","width":680,"height":784,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/meme-magic-trump-god-emperor-propaganda.webp","caption":"A propaganda-style Trump edit widely circulated during the 2016 campaign and credited by /pol/ as evidence of meme magic.","width":680,"height":840,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/meme-magic/history.md","related":["bogdanoff-twins","newfags-cant-triforce","4chan-drinking-game-cards","a-fucking-leaf","dumbledore-posting","good-luck-im-behind-7-proxies","not-your-personal-army","post-ending-in-x","the-soviet-liberator-le-liberator-face","this-poster-is-a-skeleton","4chan-party-van","an-hero"],"popularityRank":3974,"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."}