Did Simpsons predict Donald Trump’s assassination? Here is what a fact-check reveals

Cartoon maker Simpsons is in news yet again. After the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, a cartoon from the show has gone viral. It shows the former president dead and lying in a coffin. The social media was abuzz with many retrieving this image and comparing the incident to the cartoon. Was Simpsons prescient about an impeding event? The former US President was attacked by a gunman who has been identified as Tom Crooks. He shot Trump with a Sniper rifle and was gunned down by the US Secret Service. The image from Simpsons went viral before one of the fact-checking organizations commented on it. What did they say?

Simpsons Cartoon:

The cartoon had rightly predicted the advent of smart watches, presidency of Donald Trump and even that Finnish economist Bengt R Holmstrom would win the Nobel Prize for his work. Hence, after this incident involving the former US President’s assassination attempt, social media was abuzz on whether the cartoon has predicted yet another incident. They had run on show on Trump in 2017.

Prediction and social media’s response:

The cartoon shows Donald Trump dead and lying in a coffin. Various social media users praised the cartoon for its prescient portrayal. It should be noted that this was an assassination attempt which has failed. Trump is alive and he already has made his first public appearance after the shooting incident.

Fact-check:

Snopes which is a rumor fact checking site debunked this pictured and termed it as false. The image which first appeared in 2017, made many people believe that it was something which would come true.

According to Snopes, the image did not form the main part of the show nor did it appear on Huffington Post, as suggested by the image’s water mark.

The Spanish video which attracted more than a million views, the image first appeared in a 4chan.org thread.

FAQs:

Was this the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump?
Donald Trump had served as the US President from 2017-2021. This is the first assassination attempt on him.

What is the motive of the alleged assassin?
The assassin’s motive is not yet known. What is known is that he is a supporter of the Republican Party but donated $15 to the Democrats.