Elon Musk frequently references "Doge," an internet meme from the 2010s based on a photo of a Shiba Inu dog with Comic Sans text overlaid on top.

If you’ve ever found yourself chuckling at a Shiba Inu with a perplexed expression and captions like “such wow” or “very amaze,” then congratulations! You’ve encountered the legendary Doge.

The 'Great' Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead DOGE to overhaul American bureaucracy. It's fascinating that a department inspired by a misspelt meme of a Shiba Inu dog is going to impact the world's most-powerful country as Donald Trump takes charge.