Since 1989, The Simpsons have been an integral part of our pop culture. The yellow characters of the fictional town of Springfield have made us laugh countless times, but also made us think again and again. Her insights into society are often surprisingly profound and have shown prescient predictions about real events on several occasions.

Did Homer really foresee the Twitter rename to X?

A recent post surrounding a Simpsons prediction concerns the alleged prediction of Twitter being renamed X. A screenshot showing Homer seemingly installing an But did the long-running animated series really foreshadow the future of social media?

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But here too the truth turns out to be less mysterious

The image in question was originally published in a Simpsons wiki article via Twitter in 2018 and did not originally show the X logo at the bottom of the smartphone. A reverse image search revealed that two blogs shared the unaltered version of the image in 2012 and 2014. The image was a screenshot from the TV show The Simpsons, Episode 21 of Season 23: "Ned 'N Edna's Blend."

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Fact check: The X-Twitter prediction

To separate reality from fiction, we conducted a fact check. Here are the results:

ClaimsFact check
Homer installs the X-Twitter appIncorrect: In the episode "Ned 'N Edna's Blend" (Season 23, Episode 21), Homer installs a navigation app, not the X app.
The Simpsons predicted the Twitter rename to XFalse: There is currently no evidence that The Simpsons predicted the Twitter rename to X.

Future prospects for The Simpsons

Despite the recent misrepresentation, it cannot be ruled out that The Simpsons will still address the Twitter renaming to X. But production on the series is currently at a standstill due to a writers' strike. So fans will have to wait for new predictions for now.

Conclusion: Even though it's fun to find supposed predictions in the series, we should always be careful and examine information critically. Simpsons predictions are a fascinating part of the show, but they aren't always true.

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