Criminal 'Tom Pearl' Becomes An Ironic Brainrot Meme On TikTok Following Death Hoax

Tom Pearl, full name Thomas Patrick Pearl, also known online as Toiletmouth, is an American fetish pornography content creator known for his scat content, including a viral video of him eating his own feces. In 2002, Pearl was placed on the sex offenders registry for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Pearl has been the subject of death hoaxes throughout the 2000s, but was purportedly confirmed to be alive in 2025, when a new mugshot was taken. Throughout early 2026, Tom Pearl became the subject of ironic memes and brainrot memes, largely on TikTok. These memes often use clips from Pearl's scat videos and pair him with popular phonk remixes and brinarot characters, including Tom from Tom & Jerry. Some memes depict Pearl as the Silver Surfer.