The Simpsons

Did "The Simpsons" animated TV sitcom predict Donald Trump's 2016 victory 15 years before he even announced his candidacy? Did the show also foretell the full electoral map of the 2016 election results? No, that's not true: The cartoon images in this meme do not match the story or date attached to them. The cartoon image of Donald Trump was…

Did "The Simpsons" TV show air a scene several years ago that showed Donald Trump in a coffin? No, that's not true: This image is not a real still taken from "The Simpsons" TV show. Although the artwork is in the style of the show, it is not a still from an animated scene, nor does this event happen in…

Did "The Simpsons" predict Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck, killing him? No, that's not true. The memes claiming the television show "The Simpsons" aired an episode that showed a police officer, Wiggins, kneeling on the neck of a black man with Lisa Simpson holding a sign that says "Justice for George" are not from the…

Did Pope Francis call on US authorities to disarm the population and confiscate all weapons? No, that's not exactly true: the claim comes from a website that consistently takes a bit of real news and then twists it by adding an inflammatory headline and some invented facts in order to get easily excited people to click on it so they…

Since news broke that O.J. Simpson will be released on parole on October 1st 2017, dozens of fake news, satire and prank websites have jumped on the ball and started to pump out various O.J. Simpson hoaxes. A quick roundup: BREAKING: Cleveland Browns Sign RB O.J. Simpson To 2-Year Deal Worth 14 Million (Daily Snark, satire) OJ Simpson to run…