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9/11 and "never forget" collide with the meme generation's dark humor

Axios·September 11, 2026·1 min read
9/11 and "never forget" collide with the meme generation's dark humor

About 83% of adults born before 2001 remember where they were during the 9/11 attacks, but roughly 10% of U.S. adults were born after 2001 and have no firsthand memory. That distance has allowed 9/11 to become fodder for memes, including viral joke videos with over 900,000 and 680,000 views.

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