Many social media users speculated that Melania was being abused after the smile gif circulated – an incredible presumption to arise from a second-long clip (though her later decision to favourite the ...

Because the GIF had zero context, it's hard to say exactly why the campaign team, which speaks for McConnell, would tweet such a weird image. Many speculated that the forced smile was in reaction ...

The fake smile boy While many Chinese people can’t identify him by name, his meme-turned-gifs have been circulated widely across social media, primarily on WeChat, the country’s predominant ...

While the Melania frown turning into a smile is hypnotic in its own way, it’s clear from the timing of Trump’s head turn that the original GIF is the real deal.* Grin. Dead eyes.

V isuals like emojis and GIFs can make up for the useful cues that are often missing from digital chit-chatting: the raise of an eyebrow, the shrug of the shoulders, the rolling of an eye. But a ...