The 'Nuggets Teen is a Russian Operation' hoax originated in 2017 when Twitter user @leyawn capitalized on the viral 'Nuggs for Carter' campaign. As Carter Wilkerson’s request for free Wendy’s nuggets became the most retweeted post of all time, Leyawn posted a satirical, doctored document suggesting that the entire phenomenon was a sophisticated Russian disinformation campaign designed to distract from political scandals. The joke played perfectly into the era's heightened anxiety regarding foreign election interference and 'fake news.' It remains a hallmark of irony-poisoned internet humor, often used to mock the tendency to see deep-state conspiracies in harmless viral moments.