The hottest meme in China is Donald Trump being prayed over
Plus: Since when has Kindle been changing references in books?
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
A new meme in China pokes fun at Trump’s prayer circle.
Fans of the Pretty Little Liars books noticed the Kindle edition has been updated with modern references.
Today’s dystopian headline of the day: Zach Braff denies AI girlfriend rumors.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
White House prayer video sparks a meme parody trend in China. America is the punchline, of course
On March 6, the Trump administration released footage showing pastors surrounding the president during prayer as the Iran war developed to its present state. Several of the religious leaders placed their hands on Trump or each other’s shoulders while delivering the blessing.
The imagery spread to China, where people began recreating the image. Instead of pastors and politicians, though, the participants were often small-business employees and departmental staff and their bosses.
“SUPER unnecessary”: Readers of the “Pretty Little Liars” books just noticed updated pop culture references on Kindle editions
Whether readers own paperbacks, audiobooks, or ebooks, they expect the text to remain the same, unless a glaring issue or typo needs to be fixed. However, some fans of the Pretty Little Liars series recently noticed their Kindle copies had quietly changed.
A reader on X discovered the change in their copy of one of the books while revisiting the series. The book in question was originally published in 2006, yet her digital copy referenced TikTok within the first few pages. She wrote, “Started reading Pretty Little Liars (originally published in 2006) and I’m five pages in and they’ve updated it to include a TikTok reference…”
“I am not dating a chatbot”: Zach Braff dismisses claims that he is romantically involved with an AI chatbot
Folks on social media began speculating that Scrubs star Zach Braff was romantically involved with an AI chatbot after a three-month-old podcast clip went viral. The rumor spread across social media to the point that Braff stepped in to deny it directly.
He addressed the chatter on Instagram after a gossip post revived the older podcast clip. In the speculative post, people were naming names of dozens of different actors, but Braff was the one who came up repeatedly.
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