Republicans on the US House Intelligence Committee released a controversial memo Friday (2 February) alleging that the Department of Justice abused a surveillance programme to spy on members of President Donald Trump's campaign. Compiled by the office of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, the document was declassified by the White House this week and has since engulfed Washington.

The release of the memo came after Democrats, the Justice Department, the FBI, and former law enforcement officials furiously slammed the declassification and its release as "reckless" and "misleading" about the details it uses.

"The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests – no party's, no president's, only Putin's," Republican Senator John McCain said on Friday.

Despite the hype, however, many intelligence experts and pundits dubbed the four-page memo "worse than a nothing burger".

Meanwhile, the internet has also decided to chime in with a torrent of hilarious jokes and memes to poke fun at the "pointless" document using the viral hashtag #YoMemo and #YoMemoJokes.

"Hey Devin, Yo memo so bankrupt, it used to be a Trump casino," Steve Marmel tweeted.

Beau Willimon, the creator of Netflix's House of Cards, wrote: "Yo memo so lame, even Wikileaks wouldn't leak it."

"Yo memo left out so many facts it rivals Jared Kushner's security clearance forms," someone else piped in.

Another person tweeted: "Yo memo so dumb, it failed outta Trump University."

Nunesâ hyped up memo was so lame, #YoMemoJokes is now a thing thatâs happening. Hannityâs head must be an entire fireworks display at this point. — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 3, 2018

Hey, Devin.

Yo Memo so full of crap it should have been removed in a little plastic bag.#YoMemoJokes pic.twitter.com/cO3nI7zDxa — Steve Marmel (@Marmel) February 3, 2018

YoMemo so tiny it can play hand ball on a curb under a pregnant ant. #YoMemoJokes — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) February 3, 2018

Hey, Yoâ Memo...Y2K called...it wants itâs pointless hype back. #YoMemoJokes — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 3, 2018

Yo memo so short, Scaramucci could have read it during his tenure as White House Communications Director. #YoMemoJokes — The Incredible Sulk (@TurnUp_TheTweet) February 3, 2018

Yo memo so pro-Russia, Sara Palin can see it from her backyard#YoMemoJokes — Andreza (@santiagodeda) February 3, 2018

Yo memo bombed so hard, Hawaii put out another distress alert#YoMemoJokes — Ero Heart (@Eromization) February 3, 2018

Yo memo so weak, it dodged the draft 5 times. #YoMemoJokes — Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) February 3, 2018

Yo Memo's so dull Mike Pence thinks it's boring. #YoMemoJokes — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) February 3, 2018

Yo memo so tasteless, Trump tried to sell it as a steak. #YoMemoJokes pic.twitter.com/Ka8VDdMtAf — Kaylen (@nelyakk) February 3, 2018

Yoâ memo is so unqualified, Trump made it a cabinet member. #YoMemoJokes — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 3, 2018

Yo' memo so stupid, Betsy DeVos let it graduate early #YoMemoJokes — Ben Mautner ð¥ðð¥ (@RoyalSapien) February 3, 2018

Yo memo's so discredited that Wells Fargo won't even open up a fake account in it name. #YoMemoJokes — Hemin (@Me_Llamo_Hemin) February 3, 2018

Yo memo so juvenile, @realdonaldtrump walked into its dressing room while it was changing! #YoMemoJokes — Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) February 3, 2018

Yo Memo has such little proof that Steve Bannon wonât even drink it. #YoMemoJokes — Cassie Jones (@CassieJonesPA) February 3, 2018

Yo Memo is so stupid Eric Trump beat it's SAT scores

#YoMemoJokes — TaleMode (@talemode) February 3, 2018

Yo memo so empty, it looks like Trumpâs inauguration crowd#YoMemoJokes pic.twitter.com/qq6rBz8Quv — A. A. Malina (@A_A_Malina) February 3, 2018