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Where it came from
This is from a British children's TV show called 'Monkey Dust' that aired in the early 2000s. The specific image became popular as a reaction meme around 2010-2015 on forums and imageboards.
So basically you've got three primates sitting at a news desk like they're about to deliver some major breaking news, and it's absolutely ridiculous. The meme plays on the absurdist humor of putting animals in human situations, especially formal ones like a TV broadcast setup. People use it when they want to react to something weird, when they're about to share some hot gossip, or to comment on sketchy news sources and misinformation. It's got that perfect 'we know something you don't' vibe with the way they're positioned.
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