Attribution Guidelines

Clear attribution helps readers verify claims and respects creators. These guidelines describe our editorial practice for sources and media.

Articles list sources when claims depend on external reporting or archives (for example Know Your Meme, Wikipedia, mainstream press, or primary posts). Prefer primary reporting and established culture archives over rumor. Source lists appear at the bottom of entries when available.

When an entry includes media, we aim to record:

• A short title and description
• Source name and a link to the source page
• Platform (for example YouTube or Wikimedia Commons)
• Attribution / credit text
• License notes when known

Featured images power article cards and heroes. Videos and supporting images appear in galleries. Reference links may point to encyclopedia or archive pages about the topic.

• Wikimedia Commons (direct file URLs, not ephemeral thumbnails)
• YouTube (official or clearly attributable uploads; thumbnails via YouTube CDN)
• Know Your Meme and other stable culture archives when appropriate

We avoid hotlinking fragile social CDNs (for example short-lived Instagram, TikTok, or X media URLs) because they break and complicate attribution.

Some media is used for commentary, criticism, or historical documentation of a meme or event. That use is limited to what is needed to identify the subject. Rights holders who believe material should be removed can follow our Copyright / DMCA Policy.

Brand names, logos, and platform marks belong to their owners. Mention in an encyclopedia entry does not imply endorsement.

If credit is missing or incorrect, contact us via the Contact page with the article URL and the correct attribution details.