# Lizzo DNA Test challenge

> TikTok users turned Lizzo’s 100% lyric into jokes about their identities.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2019-02-14
- Milestone date: Week of Apr 17, 2019
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 70 (Viral, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Challenge, Identity badge, Platform jump, Press loop, Catchphrase

## Summary

Users mimed a DNA swab to Truth Hurts and changed the result to fit their identities. Versions reached Instagram and Twitter; Lizzo joined through iHeartRadio. Spotify made a quiz, and the parent song later topped the Hot 100.

## Timeline

- 2019-02-14 — @reedkavner (TikTok) — Reed Kavner posted an early DNA Test challenge video.
- 2019-03-30 — Red Wasp (YouTube) — Red Wasp uploaded a compilation of DNA Test challenge videos.
- 2019-03-31 — @minnieandtink (Instagram) — Minnie and Tink posted a #dnatest version on Instagram.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/lizzo-dna-test-challenge

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Lizzo DNA Test challenge.” Case HIS-00268. Spread Score v1.2: 70/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00268