The 'Sorry To This Man' meme originated from a September 2019 Vanity Fair interview where actress Keke Palmer was asked to identify Dick Cheney from a photograph while taking a lie detector test. Failing to recognize the former Vice President, she candidly replied, 'I hate to say it, I hope I don't sound ridiculous, I don't know who this man is... I mean, he could be walking down the street, I wouldn't know a thing. Sorry to this man.' Her polite yet utterly dismissive delivery resonated instantly across social media, becoming a go-to reaction for feigning ignorance, expressing genuine confusion, or throwing subtle shade at celebrities and personal acquaintances alike.