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Court Jester Queen @valkalrie i can't believe jimmy carter was alive for EVERY nosferatu premiere in history Jimmy Carter > Date of birth October 1, 1924 Horror > Release date June 1, 1929 USA Release date October 1, 1979 December 25, 2024 USA 9:05 PM - Dec 29, 2024 3.6M Views 48 15K USA 206K 7.6K < Court Jester Queen @valkalrie for those of you who wanna whine and be like "but it came out in 1922 you're wrong!" no. you're just unaware. it was released in germany in 1922. the stoker estate fought in court and prevented a 1925 london premiere BUT they couldn't stop a 1929 united states debut Court Jester Queen @valkalrie⚫ Dec 29, 2024 Replying to @1Rosa1libro learn your history if you're trying to dunk on someone Imao it was released in the united states in 1929! that's the original german release date! 8:38 PM · Dec 29, 2024 - 186.8K Views 3 1726 1.8K 45 <]

C Griffin named the conversation "When you start yearning at the function and go biracial". Griffin Lmao Today 4:37 PM Australian guy at the bar just came up to our table unprompted and said "i hate to the bearah of bed news, but the thehrty nointh president jemmy cahta just died" Charlie Ape Hahahaha And then our waiter came by after he left and said he asked for a microphone and a speaker so he could read a speech he wrote about jimmy carter to the entire bar

prezoh @prezoh - 18h ... prezoh @prezoh • Apr 3 jimmy carter would never die

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter seeing the results for the "2024 U.S. Presidential Election":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2024-united-states-presidential-election--3 and saying, "Good luck y'all."

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, joking about Redditors rushing to put Carter in the "Meme Heaven":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meme-heaven template.

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Overview

The Death of Jimmy Carter refers to the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in late December 2024. He died at the age of 100. Carter's death ushered in a wave of memes and viral posts because Carter's old age had been the subject of internet jokes for some time, evident in the reactions to his 100th Birthday Photo or the Twitter / X gimmick account "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" (@DidJimmyDie). The latter incorrectly tweeted "No" on the day of Carter's death which led to its own jokes and memes.

Background

On December 29th, 2024, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. He was the longest-living U.S. President in history. His cause of death was not immediately provided.^[1]

Online Reaction

On December 29th, 2024, the news was publicized on Twitter / X, like in a tweet^[2] shared by @CNN that received over 17,000 likes in a day. The news also spread to Reddit, like in a post to /r/news^[3] that received over 103,000 upvotes in a day.

Memes about the event surfaced en masse. For instance, on December 29th, X^[4] user @Dispropoganda tweeted a Death and the Dog meme in which Carter asks, "Was I a good president?" receiving over 11,000 likes in a day (shown below).

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, using the "Death and the Dog":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/death-and-the-dog meme template.

Also on December 29th, 2024, X^[5] user @PopulismUpdates tweeted about a fake "taped message" from Carter before his death about a "global treasure hunt" to "find the treasure of Jimmy Carter," gaining over 16,000 likes in a day (shown below).

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, joking about Carter announcing a "treasure hunt."

On December 29th, Redditor^[6] Throwawayboi2005 posted a meme to /r/dankmemes that captioned Willem Dafoe Looking Up, "Americans watching as Jimmy Carter's health bar refills in a new color," gaining over 3,000 upvotes in a day (shown below).

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, using the "Willem Dafoe Looking Up":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/willem-dafoe-looking-up meme template.

On December 29th, 2024, TikToker^[7] @curneishanwilliam posted a video of herself crying with a caption joking about Jimmy Carter being, "Gone too soon," receiving over 187,100 plays and 25,900 likes in a day (shown below).

@curneishanwilliam #CapCut #jimmycarter #president #jimmycarters100thbirthday #jimmycarterdead #fyp #viral ♬ Why WHYYYYYY – GUSTAVOVSP33

"Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" Twitter Account Blunder

On December 29th, 2024, the X account "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" (@DidJimmyDie), which had been tweeting, "No," every day that Jimmy Carter was still alive, tweeted, "No," on the day of his death. The tweet was given a Community Note that said, "Yes." In a day, the post received over 704,000 likes (shown below).

A "tweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x from the Twitter "gimmick account":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gimmick-accounts "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" (==@DidJimmyDie==) which incorrectly said "No" on the day of Carter's death. The tweet was given a "Community Note":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/community-notes-on-twitter-x.

Various Reactions

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter that's a "tweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x reading, 'Every post about Jimmy Carter is either "he secretly taught orphans English for 47 years and never wanted credit' or 'in 1979 he gave the King of Siam a shipment of rifles to massacre the Freedom Nuns.'"

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, using a meme that reads, "Whitoid spotted / Say goodbye crakka!!!!"

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, using the "XXXTentacion Half-Face Mashup":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xxxtentacion-half-face-mashup format.

A "tweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter saying that he looked like actress Scarlett Johansson.

A meme about the death of former "U.S.":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/united-states-of-america President Jimmy Carter, noting that Carter outlived one of his obituary writers, Peter Baker of the New York Times.

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External References

^[1] Washington Post – Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100

^[2] X – @CNN

^[3] Reddit – /r/news

^[4] X – @Dispropoganda

^[5] X – @PopulismUpdates

^[6] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

^[7] TikTok – @curneishanwilliam

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Background

On December 29th, 2024, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. He was the longest-living U.S. President in history. His cause of death was not immediately provided.^[1]