2016’s Top 5 Trending Topics

Many were outraged over the shooting death of the 17 year-old ape at the Cincinnati zoo. It all happened after a toddler accidentally climbed into his cage.

Yes, the huge album that made people think that Jay Z was cheating.

The Olympic swimmers made quite a splash, in and out of the pool.

Phelps kicked butt at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and was once again turned into a meme because of his many spectacular faces.

And of course, Lochte's lie!

Winning the World Series for the first time in 108 years? Yeah, that deserves a lot of attention! Hey Chicago whataya say?

You couldn't be online without seeing news stories about petitions and protests. Social media was filled with gloating, hate, blame and other battles.