The 2017 Barcelona Attacks template is primarily used as a 'Breaking News' format to parody or highlight significant real-world announcements, sports results, or cultural shifts. Based on the aesthetic of international news broadcasts from late 2017, the template features a dramatic lower-third graphic and a headline bar. In meme culture, this layout is frequently repurposed to give mundane or humorous statements the weight of a global emergency. It functions similarly to other news-based templates, where the juxtaposition of a serious journalistic aesthetic and absurd text creates a satirical effect.