The line comes from Japanese YouTube culture, where it circulates in fan edits around the YouTubers Hikakin and Seikin, both among Japan's most-watched creators. In clips and compilations, the retraction is used as a universal plug-in for any moment a claim collapses: fake trivia, tall tales and clickbait setups alike. Like the emotional damage meme, it spread through short-form edits rather than a single source video, which is why no one episode is credited. Its staying power is simple: every language has its liars, but few retractions are this quotable.