Viral "Not Real" Meme Explained: What Happened With The Woman On That Plane?

The internet has been taken over by a woman on a plane, but what is the viral “not real” meme all about? Here's an explanation.
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The "Not Real" meme has taken over the internet | © Warner Bros. Pictures

The internet is a beautiful place full of weird videos, memes and funny people (and a lot of weird sh*t and creeps). Recently, one meme in particular has been all over the place (no, not the Oppenheimer x Barbie one). We're talking about the “not real” meme. If you're also wondering what the heck happened on that plane, we got you covered.

The “Not Real” Meme Explained & How The Internet Reacted

This all started with a TikTok video of a woman freaking out on a plane. A clip of this was uploaded on TikTok and has since spread all across the internet.

The woman in question is obviously freaked out and trying to get off the plane, while screaming how “that motherf*cker back there is not real” and how she doesn't intend to “die with him”.

It looks like the person she's referring to was sitting next to her, but apparently the whole situation started because she was accusing her relatives of stealing her AirPods?

This sounds scary to say the least, but apparently nothing really happened with that plane and people are still wondering what/who made her panic like that.

Maybe because of this, the situation has since turned into a meme, with people giving funny answers as to who the woman was referring to.

Some of the best answers are Mark Zuckerberg (adding to the lizard man Zuck meme) and Scooby-Doo, with the trashy CGI of the first live-action adaptation.

There's also just a bunch of tweets making fun of the situation overall, referencing the Final Destination movie or explaining how “they would have left the plane too”, because the woman was just so convinced.

Tiffany Gomas Finally Releases Statement

If you are wondering who Tiffany Gomas is, well, apparently she's the woman from the meme. This was previously only part of speculation, but now the 38-year-old Dallas resident has pretty much confirmed that she was the viral “not real” woman as she uploaded a statement on Twitter.

It looks like Gomas is planning to take accountability for her actions, despite the internet making fun of her "very worst moment" and turned her into a meme. It's kinda sad how what appears to be a mental break-down turned into a joke for many.

Still, it's great to see that Gomas plans to use this opportunity with all the attention the meme garnered to promote mental health and maybe change the life's of many people for the better.

Remember the OceanGate meme thing? That one was wild as well:


Robert Bachhuber

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