The 'On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog' meme originated as a cartoon by Peter Steiner, published in The New Yorker on July 5, 1993. It features two dogs sitting at a computer, with one explaining the liberating nature of digital anonymity to the other. As the most reproduced cartoon in the magazine's history, it perfectly captured the early zeitgeist of the World Wide Web and remains a cornerstone of internet culture. Today, it serves as a humorous commentary on digital identity, catfishing, and the rise of AI, highlighting the enduring gap between our physical selves and our online representations.