About
The Abraham Lincoln Virus, also known as the Abe Lincoln Virus, Abraham Lincoln.exe or Abe Lincoln.exe, refers to a series of AI video[1] memes[2] that imagine if there was a Garry’s Mod[3] (GMod) virus that unleashed a slew of evil Abraham Lincoln pop-ups, with the main image showing Lincoln with red eyes and the catchphrase[4] Four Score and Severed Your Soul Ago, based on the late U.S.[5] President’s famous Gettysburg Address speech. The videos were generated with the AI video tool Sora[6] from OpenAI[7] and showed clips from fake Let’s Play[8] YouTubers[9] being exposed to the virus in gameplay. The Abraham Lincoln Virus meme started on TikTok[10] in October 2025.
Origin
On October 7th, 2025, TikToker @swaggerigi shared a video that had the Sora watermark, indicating that it was generated with AI. The video was the first of a series of Sora videos shared by the TikToker on that day. They riffed on the Let’s Play format, all featuring an Abraham Lincoln character in a GMod game.
The second video that the TikToker shared on that day turned the Lincoln character into a virus that was unleashed on the YouTuber’s computer. The video received over 2,500 likes in a week.
@swaggerigi Abraham Lincoln GMOD Virus #gmod ♬ original sound – Swaggerigi[11][12][13]
The third video that TikToker @swaggerigi shared on October 7th ended with an Abraham Lincoln Virus pop-up window that showed Lincoln with red eyes and the catchphrase, “Four score and severed your soul ago,” in the bottom caption. The video received over 4,500 likes in a week.
@swaggerigi Abraham Lincoln GMOD Virus #gmod ♬ original sound – Swaggerigi[14][15][16]
Spread
TikToker @swaggerigi shared several videos on October 7th, 2025, which furthered the Abraham Lincoln Virus concept. One of the user’s TikTok videos shared later on that day received over 31,000 likes in a week. It showed a user spamming[17] “Lincoln” in the chat, which summoned the character and virus.
@swaggerigi Abraham Lincoln GMOD Virus #gmod ♬ original sound – Swaggerigi[18][19][20]
On October 8th, TikToker @meltfuhh shared a video that added to the trend. It also had a Sora watermark, indicating that it was made with the OpenAI software. Over six days, the video received roughly 29,300 likes.
@meltfuhh Abraham Lincoln GMOD virus #gmod ♬ original sound – Jeffri[21][22][23]
On October 11th, 2025, TikToker @explosiveorphan shared an AI video that showed streamer FlightReacts[24] coming across the Abraham Lincoln Virus while streaming. Over three days, the video gained over 15,700 likes.
@explosiveorphan flight reacts to abraham lincoln virus basketball #sora #flightreacts #flightreactsmoments ♬ original sound – ExplosiveOrphan[25][26][27][28][29]
On October 12th, Twitter / X[30] user @tungsahurxtreme reposted[31] one of TikToker @swaggerigi’s videos, captioning it, “My friend keeps sending my partner AI-generated Abe Lincoln.exe videos,” gaining over 6,000 likes in two days.
my friend keeps sending my partner ai generated abe lincoln.exe videos pic.twitter.com/pmayGYCFCi[32]
— ulte. (@tungsahurxtreme) October 12, 2025[33]
Others on TikTok showed the virus infecting other video games outside of GMod. For instance, on October 11th, 2025, TikToker @orink678 shared an iteration of the meme that showed the Abraham Lincoln Virus affecting a Grand Theft Auto[34] player, gaining over 29,900 likes in three days.
@orink678 GTA 5 Abraham Lincoln virus #sora2 #gta5 #lincolnvirus ♬ original sound – orink678[35][36][37][38][39]
On October 13th, TikToker @w.tamenlover shared a video that used an IShowSpeed[40] background with a text overlay caption reading, “The Abraham Lincoln Virus meme is the first funny meme in a while. Too bad people who despise AI are gonna call it corny.” Over one day, the video received over 72,100 likes.
@w.tamenlover Four score and severed your soul ago #fyp #viral #meme #abrahamlincolnvirus ♬ Dropped Out – Playboi Carti[41][42][43][44][45][46]
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7560103561535769911[47]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7560443580066614550[48]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7560801429326253367[49]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7558887422004677919[50]
Search Interest
External References
References
- ^ AI video (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ memes (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Garry’s Mod (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ catchphrase (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ U.S. (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Sora (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ OpenAI (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Let’s Play (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ YouTubers (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ TikTok (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @swaggerigi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ gmod (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Swaggerigi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @swaggerigi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ gmod (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Swaggerigi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ spamming (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @swaggerigi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ gmod (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Swaggerigi (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @meltfuhh (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ gmod (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Jeffri (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ FlightReacts (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @explosiveorphan (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ sora (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ flightreacts (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ flightreactsmoments (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – ExplosiveOrphan (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ Twitter / X (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ reposted (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/pmayGYCFCi (t.co)
- ^ October 12, 2025 (twitter.com)
- ^ Grand Theft Auto (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @orink678 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ sora2 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ gta5 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ lincolnvirus (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – orink678 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ IShowSpeed (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @w.tamenlover (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ viral (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ meme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ abrahamlincolnvirus (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ Dropped Out – Playboi Carti (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7560103561535769911 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7560443580066614550 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7560801429326253367 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7558887422004677919 (www.tiktok.com)