How Memes Are Changing Politics: From Ukraine to AI Slop

Send us Fan MailDr Tine Munk of Nottingham Trent University joins me to explore how memes have become part of the way people encounter politics — from Ukraine’s use of humour and visual storytelling during the war to AI-generated misinformation, political satire and the rise of Count Binface.We discuss why memes can be powerful tools for communication and political participation, how false information can become believable through repetition, and why AI-generated content is making it increasingly difficult to tell what is real. Tine also explains how humour can draw people into politics while sometimes distracting from the issues that actually affect people’s lives.This is a bonus episode to mark the Clacton by-election. The podcast will return in September, but in the meantime you can follow my writing and other work on Substack: https://substack.com/@rachelmelinekSupport the show