The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1998 by former Mossad officer Yigal Carmon and Israeli-born American political scientist Meyrav Wurmser. Its stated goal is to "bridge the language gap between the Middle East and the West" by providing free translations of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, and Turkish media reports, and commentary thereof.

MEMRI's publications have been widely cited in both American and international media outlets, and both critics and supporters note its influence in shaping American perception of, and policy toward the Middle East. Supporters have praised MEMRI for opening Arab discourses to the Western public, with Thomas Friedman lauding it for helping to "shine a spotlight on hate speech wherever it appears". Critics charge that despite positing itself as nonpartisan, MEMRI demonstrates a pro-Israel bias in its commentary, accusing it of mistranslation, contextual obfuscation, and selecting the most extreme views for publication to present the Arab and Muslim world in a negative light.

Excerpts of these radical translations became the subject of Internet mockery. In December 2011, a compilation video of Muslim clerics expressing anti-Jewish sentiments was uploaded to YouTube under the title "MEMRI's Greatest Hits Volume 1". In 2016, MEMRI TV launched its own YouTube channel, which spawned a meme of photoshopping fake comedic subtitles.