The Scroll of Truth Meme Template

This 4-panel comic was created by artist Pixelated Boat (Michael Turner) and posted to Twitter in early 2017. It depicts an explorer finally discovering a legendary artifact in a cave, only to be so offended by the objective truth written upon it that he hurls it away in a fit of rage. In meme culture, it is the definitive visual for rejecting an uncomfortable reality, ignoring a logical argument, or being in total denial about a factual statement.

• Panel 1: The explorer finds the chest after 15 years, representing The Long Search, The Effort, or The Anticipation.
• Panel 2: He triumphantly holds up "The Scroll of Truth," representing The Discovery or The Moment of Clarity.
• Panel 3: A close-up of the blank scroll, representing The Hard Truth, The Unpopular Opinion, or The Objective Fact.
• Panel 4: The explorer throws the scroll into the water with an angry "NYEHHH!", representing Denial, Cognitive Dissonance, or Choosing Ignorance.