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Gen Alpha’s New Brainrot Obsession on The Viral List

Black Gen Z’s contemporary dance trend, Verity the smiling AI assistant, and parents’ AI photos are all going viral…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Oct 2 2026
North America, Western Europe

KEY TAKEAWAYS

A Minecraft horror movie on YouTube called “Verity” is all Gen Alpha can talk about
Black Gen Z is bringing contemporary dance back on TikTok with a new dance trend
Millennial and Boomer parents are turning to AI for school and family photos

Gen Alpha is obsessed with Verity (no, not that one) No, not Colleen Hoover’s hit BookTok novel. Not even the movie adaptation that’s out in theaters today. No, we’re talking about a completely different Verity: a one-hour animated horror “movie” from YouTuber ThatMob that takes place entirely inside Minecraft (yes, one of tweens’ favorite games). In this Verity, the title character is a yellow smiley face who acts as an AI virtual assistant, guiding the main character through the game. And since being posted two months ago, the video has become a full-blown Gen Alpha fixation. It’s racked up more...