You Shall Know the False Shepherd by His Mark
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Tags: false shepherd, mark, verified twitter account, twitter blue,
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Template • Search Interest • External References • |
About
You Shall Know the False Shepherd by His Mark refer to a series of memes based on a propaganda poster found in the 2013 video game BioShock Infinite. Online, the mark on the poster has been replaced with popular logos and recognizable images, such as the Twitter Blue checkmark.
Origin
On March 26th, 2013, first person shooter video game BioShock Infinite was released.[1] In the first part of the game, protagonist Booker DeWitt encounters a propaganda poster warning against a "false shepherd," distinguished by his "AD" tattoo on the back side of their right hand, discovering that he has the very same tattoo (screenshot shown below).
![You Shall Know the False Shepherd YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD AD BY HIS MARKI ERC](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/617/987/24c.jpg)
Spread
On February 17th, 2014, Redditor sackboy198 posted the earliest discovered edit of the image, a Pokémon meme, with the post gaining 11 upvotes in the /r/twitchplayspokemon[2] subreddit (shown below, left). In April 2015, during the Steam Workshop Paid Modding controversy, a version in which the tattoo was replaced with the Steam logo was widely circulated (shown below, right).[3]
![You Shall Know the False Shepherd by His Fire Stone Mark YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD BY HIS MARKI GS - Constance Field](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/617/988/547.jpg)
![Steam Workshop Moment YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD Twe BY HIS MARKI 5% Othe](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/618/097/9c2.jpeg)
On May 26th, 2018, Twitter[4] user @AurelianofRome shared a version of the meme about verified Twitter accounts (authorship unconfirmed). The image was widely spread through reposts in the following years; for example, on July 15th, 2020, Twitter[5] user @JordanOloman made a repost that gained over 2,500 retweets and 10,500 likes in three years.
![You Shall Know the False Shepherd by His Blue Checkmark YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD BY HIS MARKI](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
The format maintained its presence online in the early 2020s, often being used to make fun of groups of people distinguished by a single characteristic.
Various Examples
![You Bear the Mark, You Are Cursed YOU BEAR THE MARK YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD BY YOU ARE CURSED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/618/105/cda.jpg)
![Huh, I Wonder Who That's For YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD AD BY HIS MARKI JEREMI W TO AT THE JULY RAFFLE 2 Huh. I wonder who that's for. 182](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![You Shall Know the Rebel By His Mark YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD 8 BY HIS MARKI](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/618/102/93c.jpg)
![have been branded as a Modern controls player](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Nerdbob YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD EVE CO IX](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Hypothesis: Blue Twitter Verified Checkmark is the Mark of the Beast peteseeger Hypothesis: blue twitter verified checkmark is the Mark of the Beast sherbert3k YOU SHALL KNOW THE FALSE SHEPHERD BY HIS MARKI](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/618/100/046.jpg)
Template
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – BioShock Infinite
[2] Reddit – You shall know the false prophet by his mark
[3] Imgur – Beware of the false Shepherd
[4] Twitter – @AurelianofRome
[5] Twitter – @JordanOloman
Tags: false shepherd, mark, verified twitter account, twitter blue,
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