The Wojak spread like wildfire on 4chan boards in the late 2010s, with many internet users using the template to make relatable memes about their mental health.

"Five weeks without a new Soyjak… Think about what that does to a man…"

The incident became widely shared on the internet as the "cadeirada" incident, which sparked many photoshops, parodies and jokes treating the chair as a "hero" for knocking out the conservative candidate.