D’oh! No, ‘The Simpsons’ Did Not Predict Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Sorry, conspiracy-theory fans: “The Simpsons” did not in fact predict the date of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, according to fact-checkers.

The false claim that the animated hit show — legendary for its eerily prescient prognostications — foretold the Queen’s death has been the subject of dozens of doctored videos and memes by hoaxsters that have gone viral on TikTok and other platforms.

In one altered TikTok video — which currently has more than 26 million views — a cartoon version of Queen Elizabeth II is shown lying in a casket below a plaque that reads “Elizabeth II: 1926-2022.” The clip also shows a sticker, superimposed in the background of actual footage from “The Simpsons,” that displays the date Sept.

8, 2022, the day of the Queen’s death. Since the Queen’s death, videos with the fake image of her lying in a coffin have circulated on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and elsewhere, typically with captions falsely stating that “The Simpsons” predicted the death of Queen Elizabeth II. “The Simpsons have done it again,” says one TikTok video with more than 16 million views.