Communications Major

It takes a certain combination to make an Internet hoax/myth/meme take flight. It must be just credible enough to be possible, usually paired with a small “wow! cool!” factor. Below are 10 popular untruths that have misled thousands.

Meme Madness. When a celebrity falls down, a meme goes up.

Those crazy low-res GIFs are older than most of the kids who love 'em on Tumblr. Yep, believe it or not, the GIF is no longer covered on Mom & Dad's health insurance and its time to get out of the house. Well, maybe. Stay young, GIF, and of course, stay foolish.

The plot of "The Breakfast Club" would have been much less interesting if it took place in the 21st century. Why? Well, you can still get detention, but now you bring your SmartPhone. 

From "Binders Full of Women" to "You Didn't Build That," a look back at the best political memes from 2012.

It is probably safe to go out on a limb and predict one winner in 2012. The meme.

What a wild ride 2013 was, huh? So many memes, so many funny tweets, so many things on the Internet that infuriated us and made us think very hard about each other and also ourselves....

Just when you think Internet silliness has reached its limitations with all those crazy cat videos and memes, here comes Buzzfeed comparing potato shapes to actor Channing Tatum's head. More like Channing Tater, amirite?

It all started with Reddit (as so many strange and terrible things do).

When Yahoo's Web 1.0 "fanbase" (i.e., those who grew up watching the Brady Bunch in its first iteration) collides head on with Web 2.0 (Tumblr and microblogging), what will the future be?

Mashable has intercepted the best Super Bowl memes from the Internet and passes them off to you below. Try not to fumble Grumpy Cat.

Think you’ve seen the most adorable cat videos the internet has to offer? Say hello to Tardar Sauce, the web’s favorite grumpy cat.