The Glenn Beck chalkboard meme stems from the conservative commentator's time at Fox News, where he famously used a chalkboard to map out intricate and often controversial political connections. The visual of Beck frantically drawing lines between names and organizations became an instant internet sensation, perfectly capturing the aesthetic of a 'conspiracy theorist' at work. Today, the template is used less for politics and more for humorously explaining convoluted plot lines in movies, video game lore, or niche internet drama where the 'connections' seem increasingly unhinged.