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C Griffin named the conversation "When you start yearning at the function and go biracial". Griffin Lmao Today 4:37 PM Australian guy at the bar just came up to our table unprompted and said "i hate to the bearah of bed news, but the thehrty nointh president jemmy cahta just died" Charlie Ape Hahahaha And then our waiter came by after he left and said he asked for a microphone and a speaker so he could read a speech he wrote about jimmy carter to the entire bar

prezoh @prezoh - 18h ... prezoh @prezoh • Apr 3 jimmy carter would never die

Will Landman @WillTheLandMan Jimmy Carter deadass saw those election results during a cognizant moment and said "I'm f------ outta here, good luck yall!" II GIF AT 4:17 PM Dec 29, 2024 468.3K Views • TERO

Kaguya's Top Gal ❤ @hayasaka_aryan Redditors on their way to put Jimmy Carter on the heaven meme II GIF ALT 4:24 PM Dec 29, 2024 234.2K Views

Don Hughes @getfiscal Follow ☑ Every post about Jimmy Carter is either "he secretly taught orphans English for 47 years and never wanted credit" or "in 1979 he gave the King of Siam a shipment of rifles to massacre the Freedom Nuns" • 1:02 AM Dec 30, 2024 221.9K Views •

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Overview

The Death of Jimmy Carter refers to the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in late December 2024. He died at the age of 100. Carter's death ushered in a wave of memes and viral posts because Carter's old age had been the subject of internet jokes for some time, evident in the reactions to his 100th Birthday Photo or the Twitter / X gimmick account "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" (@DidJimmyDie). The latter incorrectly tweeted "No" on the day of Carter's death which led to its own jokes and memes.

Background

On December 29th, 2024, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. He was the longest-living U.S. President in history. His cause of death was not immediately provided.^[1]

Online Reaction

On December 29th, 2024, the news was publicized on Twitter / X, like in a tweet^[2] shared by @CNN that received over 17,000 likes in a day. The news also spread to Reddit, like in a post to /r/news^[3] that received over 103,000 upvotes in a day.

Memes about the event surfaced en masse. For instance, on December 29th, X^[4] user @Dispropoganda tweeted a Death and the Dog meme in which Carter asks, "Was I a good president?" receiving over 11,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Was I a good president? IT IS TIME TO GO. Jimmy == NO. But you were a good person. seebangnow

Also on December 29th, 2024, X^[5] user @PopulismUpdates tweeted about a fake "taped message" from Carter before his death about a "global treasure hunt" to "find the treasure of Jimmy Carter," gaining over 16,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Populism Updates @PopulismUpdates ☑ NEW: Taped message from Jimmy Carter announces "global treasure hunt," to "find the treasure of Jimmy Carter" 7:11 PM Dec 29, 2024 304.7K Views • •

On December 29th, Redditor^[6] Throwawayboi2005 posted a meme to /r/dankmemes that captioned Willem Dafoe Looking Up, "Americans watching as Jimmy Carter's health bar refills in a new color," gaining over 3,000 upvotes in a day (shown below).

Americans watching as Jimmy Carter's health bar refills in a new color

On December 29th, 2024, TikToker^[7] @curneishanwilliam posted a video of herself crying with a caption joking about Jimmy Carter being, "Gone too soon," receiving over 187,100 plays and 25,900 likes in a day (shown below).

@curneishanwilliam #CapCut #jimmycarter #president #jimmycarters100thbirthday #jimmycarterdead #fyp #viral ♬ Why WHYYYYYY – GUSTAVOVSP33

"Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" Twitter Account Blunder

On December 29th, 2024, the X account "Did Jimmy Carter Die Today?" (@DidJimmyDie), which had been tweeting, "No," every day that Jimmy Carter was still alive, tweeted, "No," on the day of his death. The tweet was given a Community Note that said, "Yes." In a day, the post received over 704,000 likes (shown below).

Did Jimmy Carter Die Today? @DidJimmyDie ☑ No Readers added context they thought people might want to know Yes. Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29, 2024. He was 100 years old and the longest-living American President. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202... cnn.com/politics/live-... Do you find this helpful? Rate it Context is written by people who use X, and appears when rated helpful by others. Find out more. • 6:56 AM Dec 29, 2024 20.7M Views

Various Reactions

Isaac @GalaxyPeaBrain Jimmy Carter: "Before I go may I ask will I see -" Grim reaper: WHITOID SPOTTED SAY GOODBYE CRAKKA!!!! 4:13 PM Dec 29, 2024 148.3K Views

Ava :/ @avapologies Rest in peace Jimmy Carter, you were our most Scarlett Johansson looking president 4:25 PM Dec 29, 2024 4.7M Views ☑ ...

Ben Mullin @Ben Mullin 17h Jimmy Carter outlived one of his obituary writers: ☑ In a never-before-seen interview with The Times in 2006, Jimmy Carter reflects on his life and work as a Cold War leader, Middle East peace broker and post- presidential career as a citizen diplomat. Neal Boenzi/The New York Times By Peter Baker and Roy Reed Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The Times; Roy Reed, who died in 2017, was a Times national correspondent who for many years covered the South. Dec. 29, 2024, 4:33 p.m. ET Jimmy Carter, who rose from Georgia farmland to become the 39th president of the United States on a promise of national healing after the wounds of Watergate and Vietnam, then lost the White House in a cauldron of economic turmoil at home and crisis in Iran, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga. He was 100. The Carter Center in Atlanta announced his ...

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External References

^[1] Washington Post – Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100

^[2] X – @CNN

^[3] Reddit – /r/news

^[4] X – @Dispropoganda

^[5] X – @PopulismUpdates

^[6] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

^[7] TikTok – @curneishanwilliam

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Background

On December 29th, 2024, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. He was the longest-living U.S. President in history. His cause of death was not immediately provided.^[1]