The #ScienceMustFall meme stems from a viral 2016 video recorded during a 'Fallist' protest at the University of Cape Town. In the footage, a student argues that science should be entirely restarted from an indigenous perspective, notably claiming that Western science cannot explain the ability of people to send lightning to strike others. The internet quickly turned the footage into a meme to satirize anti-intellectualism and extreme ideological arguments. It is widely used today to mock situations where someone ignores empirical evidence in favor of personal beliefs or blatantly incorrect logic, making it a staple for pointing out the absurdity in modern debates.