Comical Ali, also known as Baghdad Bob, refers to Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, the Iraqi Information Minister who became an international sensation during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He earned his nicknames by holding press conferences where he vehemently denied the presence of American troops in Baghdad, often while U.S. tanks could be heard or seen in the background. His flamboyant language and absolute refusal to acknowledge reality turned him into a global cult figure. Today, the meme is used to satirize individuals or organizations that stubbornly deny obvious facts or maintain a facade of control amidst total chaos.