I posted several similar articles in a different thread, starting here:
The weird stuff is usually memes that start off simple and become more complex as more people have fun with it. And they often mock real trends and memes. Like sob stories about a disabled soldier or a dying child who is very sad and lonely and you must “like” and share the post to make them feel appreciated. And it isn’t just bots, I have one Boomer neighbor who is a FB friend that posts these types of memes all the time. I just looked over his feed to pick a few gems:
(The other type of meme he constantly posts are “like if you recognize this, share if you have used it yourself”, and usually it is a photo of some 1950s to 1970s era artifact or situation, often implying that the Boomer generation is the only one that will understand the photo. Two recent photos are a potato masher and a Coke with peanuts in it.)