After the Russian Embassay in the United Kingdom tweeted a Smug Pepe image in react to an upcoming meeting between British Prime Minister Theresa May and United States President-elect Donald Trump, various online publications accused the Twitter feed of posting a "racist" and "white supremacist" meme.

The recent memeification of the '90s pop rock band Smash Mouth has come to a full circle, with the bassist Paul De Lisle saying that the band "fully embrace the meme aspect" of their 1999 hit single "All Star" in a recent interview with Inverse.

The livestreamed kidnapping and torture of a mentally disabled man on Facebook led to an enormous outcry online, with many calling for the attack to be classified as a hate crime.

State Department spokesman says the government is "100% certain" Russians hacked the DNC emails. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he is "1,000% confident" they didn't. …Welcome to 2017, where it's all still the same s**t with a different digit.

With great recognition comes great exploitability.