Did The Simpsons really predicted George Floyd’s death and #BlackLivesMatter Protests?
The Simpsons, the American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company is not new for predicting many if the world’s events and it is freaking out millions around the globe.
The internet has been buzzing lately with the news of ongoing protests in wake of Black American George Floyd’s death in Police custody.
And adding more to it, people came out pointing out at a few predictions made by The Simpsons series.
Conspiracy theorists are surely going to delve deeper with this latest revelation, as screenshots supposedly from an episode of The Simpsons featuring Justice for George Floyd imagery are making rounds on Twitter.
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Twitter users have shared the photos, left us wondering how the show was really able to predict the event that took place in the city of Minneapolis last week.
Simpsons Strikes again
— Zeb Anjum🇵🇰 (@ZebAnjum2) June 3, 2020
Everything is scripted guys.
Don't know the strategy#TrumpOut2020 pic.twitter.com/o8iwKWeXGf
https://twitter.com/cantgetyopacbac/status/1268039319907901443
https://twitter.com/goldseek/status/1268128920542556161
https://twitter.com/RhiannonBoddy/status/1267299576098304006
https://twitter.com/heebz101/status/1267250278685966336
#BlackLivesMattter
— TheEuropeTimes (@TheEuropeTimes) June 2, 2020
Simpsons predicted many things that happened in 2020 and they also predicted this … #TrumpHasNoPlan #AmericaOrTrump #AllHeartsWithSidharth #Anonymuos #UzmaKhan #DictatorTrump #TrumpDeathToll100K pic.twitter.com/SF9Rx1bDny
However, that’s not the case, the photos that seem to accurately depict Floyd’s death were actually created by an Italian vip-cartoonizer named Yuri Pomo.
For the past year, Pomo has been famous for turning many celebrities into Simpson’s characters after it started as a joke, according to a link he has added to his Instagram bio.
https://twitter.com/vipcartoonizer/status/1267256488034254850
https://twitter.com/vipcartoonizer/status/1266003713619103745