Did The Simpsons predict Charlie Kirk’s assassination? Here’s the truth behind viral claims

“The Simpsons” is renowned for “predicting” a number of significant events in American history. But that reputation also comes with unwanted consequences. Often, things are misconstrued as having been predicted by ‘The Simpsons,’ and they go viral, even if the ‘prediction’ never happened.

Unquestionably, one of the most significant incidents in US history occurred when 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson shot and killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in front of a packed Utah Valley University campus. However, it is untrue, even if there have been widely shared posts asserting that Kirk’s death was foreseen by “The Simpsons.”

An image of Charlie Kirk being shot dead while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at UVU was transformed into a Simpsons character using artificial intelligence (AI) and circulated with the false assertion that the show had foreseen it throughout the last week.

“The Simpsons aired his assassination years ago – How would they know??” The image’s viral post states. “They’re acting rudely. Every state in the world is an actor.

But according to a community comment on X regarding the picture, “The image on the left, done in the Simpsons style, has multiple characters in the background that are missing facial features, a common issue with AI-generated images.”

The picture and the community note are attached:

Courtesy of former Navy SEAL Team 6 JACO and Dr. Young. ♠️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xPzbLz3a3q

— Whiplash347 (@Whiplash437) September 16, 2025

The image and the community note are as follows:

The Simpsons was supposed to air an episode on Charlie Kirk’s death, but it hasn’t been published because the death actually occurred, according to another widely shared post. But like the earlier posts, this one is likewise untrue.

This is the post:

The post is as follows:

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The life and legacy of Charlie Kirk have taken a cruel twist — whispers are spreading that his tragic story has been turned into an unreleased Simpsons episode, reduced to a cartoon satire for cheap laughs. What was once a real man’s struggle and sacrifice is now rumored to be… pic.twitter.com/2eKtwVDKIm

— Daily Viral Center (@dailyviralstory) September 25, 2025

Predictions and The Simpsons

Over the years, The Simpsons has uncannily reflected actual events. It foresaw Cypress Hill’s 2024 appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1996. Kamala Harris’s 2021 inaugural attire was similar to Lisa Simpson’s 2000 ensemble.

A stadium descent in the show was repeated in Lady Gaga’s 2017 Super Bowl stunt. A 1993 occurrence involving the “Osaka Flu” and killer bees was even mirrored in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and “murder hornets.”

In the show, Lady Gaga’s 2017 Super Bowl stunt mirrored a stadium descent. Even the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and “murder hornets” were reminiscent of a 1993 episode that had killer bees and the “Osaka Flu.”

The show’s stadium descent was mirrored in Lady Gaga’s 2017 Super Bowl stunt. There were even references to the 1993 episode of the “Osaka Flu” and killer bees in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and “murder hornets.”