If you've been on any form of social media within the past few days, the Chill Guy meme has most likely come across your feed.. If you're confused about what you're looking at, we'll try our best ...

Verdict: False. The screenshot is digitally altered. CNN did not publish anything of the sort. Fact Check: ‘Chill Guy’ is a meme that has taken social media by storm in the last couple of weeks.

However, the outlet’s headline, “These are the new symbols of hate” in the screenshot only appeared on a Sept. 28, 2019, CNN report, opens new tab that did not mention the “Chill Guy” meme.

A new meme has landed—well, sort of. Last year, its creator, Phillip Bankss, introduced the Chill Guy character on Bluesky, and now it’s finally taking off. In October 2023, Bankss described ...

He said that from inside his excavator, he did not notice a photographer taking the now famous photograph, which was distributed by the Suez Canal Authority on March 25. "I really wasn't paying ...