The year is 2042, you’re about to bite into a cheeseburger when suddenly the iSurveiller implanted in your brain gives you a series of electric shocks. That’s because, in the future that Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene apparently fears (according to her video on the topic), the only meat the government allows you to eat is meat grown by Bill Gates in a “peach tree dish.”

If you're feeling out of the loop here, the "peach tree dish" you've probably seen referenced in a meme at some point stems from a viral video of Congresswoman Greene stumbling over the term “petri dish” during an episode of her podcast from late May 2022. To better break down this viral trend that's spread to platforms from TikTok to Reddit, here's a quick explainer on the meme and how people are using it.

Where Does "Peach Tree Dish" Come From?

On May 29th, 2022, Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on her social media show "MTG Live" to talk to her supporters. During the stream, she shared a conspiracy theory that Bill Gates and the government want to control and surveil every aspect of Americans’ lives, from bowel movements to dietary choices.

She then claimed that Gates wants Americans to eat "fake meat" grown in a "peach tree dish," but it's likely that what she really meant to say was "petri dish." The video and gaffe were posted that day by the Twitter account @PatriotTakes, an organization that describes itself as a watchdog “monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism.” After being tweeted, the video racked up over 5.5 million views as it snowballed into a larger meme trend.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says the government is planning to “zap” people inside their bodies if they try to eat a real cheeseburger. pic.twitter.com/gCDHiH5Bsy

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) May 29, 2022

Peach Tree Dish Usage in Memes

A lot of people online, particularly in left-leaning circles, took the opportunity to mock Marjorie Taylor Greene for the peach tree dish comment in the following days after it went viral across sites like Twitter. Many posted pictures of literal peach tree dishes, created skits with the reference or simply posted their reactions and takes.

It also went on to become the subject of mockery and memery on TikTok, where users poked fun at MTG or stitched their reactions to her clip in various videos. In just a couple of weeks, the hashtag #peachtreedish accumulated over 235,000 views on TikTok.

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What is a "Petri Dish?"

A petri dish is a shallow, transparent lidded dish that biologists use in a laboratory to culture cells in. While it sounds similar, it has nothing to do with peaches.

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Is Bill Gates Really Trying to Make Us Eat Synthetic Meat?

Bill Gates is an investor in several alt-meat companies and has said in an interview with the MIT Technology Review that “I do think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef.” However, it's merely a conspiracy that he's actively working toward forcing anyone to strictly eat things like lab-grown meat.

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