Elon Musk Says "The Simpsons" Predicted His Twitter Takeover

Is "The Simpsons" truly able to see into the future and mine it for laughs, or is this all a random occurrence?

Over the course of its 700 episodes, American sitcom "The Simpsons" has been credited for a lot of real life predictions- be it Donald Trump becoming the President of the United States, US Vice President Kamala Harris' symbolic purple outfit or FIFA officials accused of wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Is "The Simpsons" truly able to see into the future and mine it for laughs, or is this all a random occurrence? Simpson's predicts I buy Twitter S26E12 pic.twitter.com/yVmWGwrYY6

Now, interestingly the new CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk has revealed that the show hinted about his takeover of the microblogging platform. The 51-year-old billionaire tweeted on November 26, "Simpson's predicts I buy Twitter S26E12." Mr Musk posted a photo from the 26th season's 12th episode, 'The Musk Who Fell to Earth', that appeared to make reference to his purchase of Twitter.

According to the New York Post, the episode begins with Lisa Simpson tending to a birdhouse with the words "Home Tweet Home" written on it. When she is feeding baby birds, a bald eagle swoops down and kills them. Mr Musk then arrives in his rocket ship as the eagle flies off into the distance. The eagle, a longtime emblem of the United States, is incinerated by aircraft fire.