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  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict April 29, 2025, Will Be 'The Day Everything Stops'

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    Did "The Simpsons" predict that April 29, 2025 will become "the day everything stops"? No, that's not true: The internet rumor originated from an account that posts "fictional stories". The video never used a direct video citation from the series. Lead Stories analysis of the visual sequence suggested it was created with generative AI. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Apr 29, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict April 29, 2025, Will Be 'The Day Everything Stops' Online Rumor
  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict California Wildfires -- Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode

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    Does a video show real images from a 2007 episode of "The Simpsons" that predicted the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: None of the images in the video posted on social media were shown in the episode cited in the video, episode 12 of season 18 of "The Simpsons." The images used in the video on social…

    • Jan 16, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict California Wildfires -- Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode Not In Episode
  • Fact Check: FAKE Simpsons Scene Shows Woman Defeating Trump -- Lisa Simpson Defeats 'Kenny Hitler' In Real Episode

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    Does a scene from an episode of "The Simpsons" show that Lisa Simpson would win an election against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: An image from an episode in which Trump did not appear was altered to substitute Trump's likeness, including the bandage he wore after a July, 2024 assassination attempt. The episode actually features a different,…

    • Jul 30, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: FAKE Simpsons Scene Shows Woman Defeating Trump -- Lisa Simpson Defeats 'Kenny Hitler' In Real Episode Altered Image
  • Fact Check: 'Hank Pecker' Was NOT Identified As Trump Shooter -- FBI Named Shooter As Thomas Matthew Crooks

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    Was the shooter responsible for the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump identified as "California resident Hank Pecker"? No, that's not true: The FBI identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The man pictured in a claim on social media is Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. A search through an online news archive did not yield…

    • Jul 15, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: 'Hank Pecker' Was NOT Identified As Trump Shooter -- FBI Named Shooter As Thomas Matthew Crooks Another Man
  • Fact Check: Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm

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    Does a social media post accurately summarize the events portrayed in an episode of "The Simpsons" -- that a solar superstorm struck Springfield, causing an electromagnetic pulse that led to a complete shutdown of the town and internet access? No, that's not true: The 2013 Simpsons episode mentioned in the social media post -- Episode Nine of Season 24 --…

    • Jan 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm Misrepresented
  • Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict New Twitter X Logo -- Altered Cartoon Image Of Old iPhone Home Screen

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    Did "The Simpsons" predict the new X logo for Twitter, which appeared as an icon on Homer Simpson's iPhone in an episode released on May 13, 2012? No, that's not true: This cartoon image has been altered to include the new "X" logo, but this is not what the cartoon showed originally. The 2012 cartoon did display an icon with…

    • Aug 4, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict New Twitter X Logo -- Altered Cartoon Image Of Old iPhone Home Screen Edited Image
  • Fact Check: 'Simpsons' Episode Did NOT Predict Death Of Donald Trump On March 13, 2023

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    Was the death of Donald Trump predicted to occur on March 13, 2023, in an episode of "The Simpsons"? No, that's not true: This is not a real episode of "The Simpsons" but an edited hoax. Additional material was spliced into a section of the real episode 18 of Season 26, titled "Peeping Mom." This "Simpsons" episode did not feature…

    • Jul 3, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Simpsons' Episode Did NOT Predict Death Of Donald Trump On March 13, 2023 Fact Check: 'Simpsons' Episode Did NOT Predict Death Of Donald Trump On March 13, 2023 Phony Episode
  • Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict Queen Elizabeth's Death In 2022

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    Did the television show "The Simpsons" predict Queen Elizabeth II's death in 2022? No, that's not true: An image showing the queen in a coffin with the dates 1926-2022 is not a real still from "The Simpsons." The queen's death does not appear in any episodes of this series. Lead Stories previously debunked a claim that used a similar image…

    • Sep 16, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict Queen Elizabeth's Death In 2022 Doctored Pic
  • Fact Check: Rapper Dr. Creep Did NOT Predict The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic In A 2013 Song

    Fact Check

    Did a rapper named Dr. Creep predict the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, in a song he created titled "Pandemic"? No, that's not true: The musician outright refuted this claim in a Facebook post near the beginning of the pandemic, stating that he was referencing the coronavirus pandemics that were ongoing in 2013 -- which was different from…

    • May 25, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Rapper Dr. Creep Did NOT Predict The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic In A 2013 Song Fact Check: Rapper Dr. Creep Did NOT Predict The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic In A 2013 Song Happenstance
  • Fact Check: New Mexico National Guard Did NOT 'Terrorize' Schoolchildren

    Fact Check

    Did the New Mexico National Guard "terrorize" schoolchildren? No, that's not true: An official representative of the Estancia School District told Lead Stories, "this event never happened." A New Mexico National Guardsman tells Lead Stories this information is," false." Also, this claim was made on a self-described satirical website whose disclaimer says it publishes articles like this one for "entertainment…

    • Feb 23, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: New Mexico National Guard Did NOT 'Terrorize' Schoolchildren No Such Event
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