The gag grew out of French-language TikTok, where creator Abel Chemoul's name became the centre of a running joke: fans began spamming the question 'have you signed Abel Chemoul's petition?' under unrelated videos, as if a real petition existed. The bit works because there is no actual petition to find, so every new comment keeps the mystery alive. Like many comment-section memes, it jumped from TikTok into reaction sounds and soundboards, where the line now functions as a standalone punchline for French meme culture.