The 'Donald Trump Sharpie Edit' meme, often referred to as 'Sharpiegate,' originated in September 2019 during a televised briefing on Hurricane Dorian. President Trump displayed a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather map that appeared to have been crudely altered with a black Sharpie to include Alabama in the hurricane's potential path, contradicting official reports. The internet immediately seized on the absurdity of the manual edit, turning the image into a template for situations where someone tries to clumsily rewrite facts or cover up a blunder with zero subtlety. It is widely used to mock gaslighting, poor manual edits, or any scenario where someone insists on a reality that is clearly contradicted by the evidence right in front of them.