Nowadays, the digital revolution has positioned the meme as a manifestation of humour that constructs and reflects worldviews that inhabit the collective imaginaries of the communities that share and viralise them. In this sense, the present study aims to analyse 300 memes obtained from the algorithmic operations of Google Images around three specific themes: xenophobia, sexism (machismo), and narcoculture. Amethod based on the coding of memetic narratives was employed, which enabled us to break down the form and message of each piece of communication in terms of its structure, intertextuality, intention, the rhetoric of humour, narrative, and main character. The results indicate that memes, within their textual and visual nature, are used both to ridicule or reinforce stereotypes but can also serve to denounce complex social issues within the selected contexts. The discussion questions ...