The 'This Post Was Fact Checked By Real American Patriots' meme is a satirical image macro that mimics a formal seal of authenticity, typically featuring hyper-nationalistic symbols like the bald eagle, the American flag, and bold red-white-and-blue typography. It gained massive traction as a reaction image used to ironically validate absurd, incorrect, or highly biased statements on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit. By mimicking the visual language of official social media fact-check warnings, the meme subverts authority to create chaotic humor, allowing users to 'verify' the most ridiculous opinions as absolute truth. It remains a staple of modern irony and shitposting culture, used to mock both political extremism and the ubiquity of digital misinformation.