Seen at the Insurrection

Text on the meme

SEEN AT THE INSURRECTION CONSPIRACY GROUPS, EXTREMISTS, FRINGE MOVEMENTS JAKE ANGELI “QANON SHAMAN” RICHARD “BIGO” BARNETT LEADER, PRO-GUN RIGHTS GROUP TIM GIONET FAR RIGHT ACTIVIST NICK OCHS FOUNDER, PROUD BOYS HAWAII BREAKING NEWS FBI ASKING PUBLIC FOR HELP IDENTIFYING DOMESTIC TERRORISTS LIVE CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE PLANNING PUSH TO MAKE MORE ARRESTS NEWSROOM FATMAN FORTUNE VAMP GORGE SEARS DEAD CELL

What it means

A fake CNN breaking-news graphic shows several January 6 Capitol riot participants alongside portraits labeled Fatman, Fortune, Vamp, and Gorge Sears from Metal Gear Solid 2. The joke compares real-world extremists being identified on television with video-game villains, presenting the insurrectionists as if they were a roster of fictional antagonists. It is used as a darkly absurd reaction to political extremism and conspiracy groups.

Who

Jake Angeli Richard Barnett Tim Gionet (Baked Alaska)Nick Ochs Fatman (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)Fortune (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)Vamp (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)George Sears (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)

Objects

television news broadcast / телевизионная новостная трансляция news anchor graphic / графика новостного канала four male portraits / четыре мужских портрета fur hat / меховая шапка blue baseball cap / синяя бейсболка black cap / чёрная кепка mustache / усы facial hair / растительность на лице CNN logo / логотип CNN breaking news banner / баннер срочных новостей red news ticker / красная новостная строка video game character portraits / портреты персонажей видеоигры black background / чёрный фон military-style character / персонаж в военном стиле business suit / деловой костюм insurrectionists / участники мятежа domestic terrorists headline / заголовок о внутренних террористах