The 'There Are Four Lights' meme originates from the 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled 'Chain of Command, Part II.' In a powerful performance by Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is captured and tortured by a Cardassian interrogator who attempts to break his will by forcing him to say there are five lights in the room when there are only four. The moment Picard defiantly screams the phrase became a legendary symbol of resisting gaslighting and upholding objective truth. In internet culture, the meme is frequently used to mock those who refuse to acknowledge obvious facts or to emphasize a point that is being blatantly ignored.