simpsons predictions

Did 'The Simpsons' predict Coldplay kiss cam scandal?

Written by: Joey Esposito

July 21, 2025

Add "ColdplayGate" to the list of alleged "The Simpsons" predictions.

'The Simpsons' did not predict date of Pope Francis' death

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 23, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the pope's death quickly joined the growing roster of events the long-running se ...

'The Simpsons' Creator Matt Groening Is a Former CIA Agent?

Written by: Nikki Dobrin

May 5, 2024

Episodes of "The Simpsons" that coincided with significant cultural events have sparked speculat ...

'The Simpsons' Predicted the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 28, 2024

One post making the claim received a whopping 29 million-plus views.

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Apple's Vision Pro?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 5, 2024

Apple's long-awaited Vision Pro headset was released on Feb. 2, 2024.

'The Simpsons' Predicted 9/11 Attack on World Trade Center?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 11, 2023

The World Trade Center attack was allegedly predicted in a "Simpsons" episode that aired in 1997.

'The Simpsons' Predicted Tesla's Cybertruck?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 8, 2023

"The Simpsons" animated TV show has made some startling predictions. Is Elon Musk's Cybertruck o ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict the Use of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)?

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 15, 2023

Conspiracy theorists claimed a 2016 episode of the animated series "predicted" the use of "DEW," ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Twitter's Rebrand to 'X'?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

July 24, 2023

Elon Musk announced the Twitter rebrand as "X" in late July 2023.

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Meta's Threads Logo?

Written by: David Emery

July 10, 2023

Exactly what the Threads logo symbolizes has been a bone of contention ever since the app was ro ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict the Missing Titanic Submersible?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

June 22, 2023

We've fact-checked many claims about the long-running show's alleged "predictions."

No, 'The Simpsons' Didn't Predict the Silicon Valley Bank Crash

Written by: David Emery

March 12, 2023

The writers of "The Simpsons" are brilliant, but they did not foresee the March 2023 Silicon Val ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Dating Apps?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 13, 2021

The idea that "The Simpsons" regularly predict future events is a common meme but is often misle ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Mayor Say He Canceled Trip to the Bahamas While in the Bahamas?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 18, 2021

A clip from "The Simpsons" was shared on social media after reports that Sen. Ted Cruz had trave ...

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Kamala Harris Would Be VP?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 21, 2021

The idea that the TV show has predicted major world events is a common internet trope.

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Trump Would Try to Buy Greenland?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 22, 2019

The future-predicting abilities of "The Simpsons" have been exaggerated over the years.

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict President Trump's Death?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 7, 2017

An image showing a cartoon Donald Trump in a coffin was purportedly featured on 'The Simpsons' a ...

'The Simpsons' Predicted Pokemon Go

Written by: Dan Evon

July 7, 2016

A photograph purportedly showing that 'The Simpsons' animated television series predicted the ad ...