The Haiti Cannibals Hoax and 2024 Haitian Gang Takeover memes emerged during the period of intense civil unrest in Haiti led by Jimmy 'Barbecue' Chérizier. As the gang federation seized control of key infrastructure, viral videos began circulating on social media claiming to show acts of cannibalism. While the political situation was genuinely catastrophic, many of the most graphic 'cannibal' videos were quickly debunked by fact-checkers as being years old or staged for propaganda. This led to a wave of memes critiquing media literacy and the rapid spread of misinformation by high-profile influencers. Today, the meme is used to highlight the 'fake news' aspect of international crises and the chaotic speed of the modern internet news cycle.