The creator of that widely reposted Korean meme image publicly clarified on October 27, 2026, that he had not authorized any token project to use his name or likeness, and had received no fees from these projects (as reported secondhand; source: the original post attached to the topic).

The usual sequence goes like this: first the image, then the coin, and only afterward does anyone circle back to ask the creator. Images can be copied, names borrowed, and the moniker $DOGE has long been borrowed by various contracts with the same name. Yet all you can verify on-chain is the deployment address—not whether there was any “authorization.”

There are really only three things to check: who created the image, whether the creator’s own account ever said he authorized its use; who deployed the coin, and whether the deployment address matches an address the creator has publicly shared; and what proof the project team has of any connection. If the third point is backed only by screenshots and hearsay, the first two can’t be verified either.

Of the three, the third is the only one that can’t be proven by reposts.

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This is not investment advice. DYOR.