Verity is a 2026 Canadian animated horror web series created by YouTuber ThatMob and set within the sandbox video game Minecraft. The series and related media became the subject of an internet meme among Generation Alpha.
Media The Verity YouTube series was created by ThatMob, one of several YouTubers who create machinima horror films in Minecraft. In the first episode, released in May 2026, ThatMob's self-insert protagonist meets Verity, an in-game virtual assistant resembling a yellow smiley face. Verity, voiced by YouTuber JustWhispy, becomes increasingly unsettling and maniacal over time and recites details about ThatMob's personal life. He eventually transforms into a hostile humanoid monster.
Fellow YouTuber Horror Skunx created a song and accompanying music video called "It's Me, It's Verity" based on the series. Multiple Minecraft mods have been created to bring Verity into the game, three of which have received official support from ThatMob.
Reception The original series by ThatMob and the music video by Horror Skunx have each surpassed twenty million views, and several Minecraft mods have received millions of downloads. As part of an internet meme that gained popularity among Generation Alpha, yellow smiley faces and words ending with the suffix trigger associations with Verity and the Verity song. Coincidentally, an unrelated thriller film called Verity began promotion around the same time, prompting memes from fans. In a September 2026 short-form promotional video for the film, lead actress Anne Hathaway referenced Horror Skunx's lyrics.
Natasha Hinde of HuffPost classified Verity as brain rot akin to Ballerina Cappuccina. Owen Carry of USA Today said that Verity "could be the new '6-7, and attributed its popularity to a "corporate horror" trend among youth, which comprises the Backrooms and the YouTube series Skibidi Toilet. He also connected the series to fears surrounding AI, comparing Verity to the shoggoth, a monster often depicted hiding behind a smiley face as a metaphor for AI. Nyla Gilbert of Den of Geek attributed its popularity to a trend towards independent and interactive media, which Minecraft as a medium facilitates. She compared the character of Verity to Nikki Freeman from the 2025 horror film Obsession. PCGamesN listed the Verity mod created by PnTMC as one of the best Minecraft mods.
See also Herobrine List of internet phenomena
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