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Zepotha is a nonexistent movie created as part of a hoax by TikTok user Emily Jeffri in August 2023. A similar meme, Goncharov, had emerged on Tumblr nine months earlier, prompting comparisons between the two.[1][2][3]
- ^ Diaz, Ana (2023-08-14). "TikTok has invented a fake '80s horror movie named Zepotha". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
Zepotha really just seems like TikTok's take on Goncharov...So far, Zepotha hasn't reached the same depth of planning, and it's prompted a bit of a rivalry between the two films.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Kalhan (2023-08-14). "'Zepotha' is social media's favorite film — but it doesn't exist". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
"Zepotha" is not the first fake film to go viral. Last year, Tumblr users became obsessed with "Goncharov,"...It garnered similar fervor from people online
- ^ Kemp, Ellie (2023-08-15). "Who is Emily Jeffri? The independent artist behind TikTok's Zepotha trend". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
Last winter, a meme of a similar nature...on Tumblr...resulted in the concept of Goncharov