Global Internet Outage Today? What Is The Viral Claim And Its Simpsons Connection – News18
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The video showed an episode from Simpsons which suggested that the global internet shutdown will be caused due to sharks chewing through the undersea cables.
In the episode, following the outage, the US president is seen addressing concerns about the same.
US TV show ‘The Simpsons’ is famous for delivering accurate prophecies in recent years. The show, as per its fans, predicted Donald Trump’s first term as the president, Covid pandemic and much more. A viral video has now claimed that the whole world will face an internet blackout today (January 16, 2025). The video showed an episode from Simpsons which suggested that the global internet shutdown will be caused due to sharks chewing through the undersea cables.
The outage leads to disruption in the US as people are unable to use computers and phones as well as credit cards. In the episode, following the outage, the US president is seen addressing concerns about the same.
The outage impacts all characters of the show except Bart, one of the kids in the Simpsons family as he is elated that he does not have to do his homework.
What social media users said on the video?
Social media users responded to the video with many mocking the claims made in the video. One user said, “So we’re going back to the 80’s. Outstanding!” while another added, “Hope it happens, we’ll get a break from working.”
Will there be a global internet outage on January 16, 2025?
The content of the video appears to be made using AI-prompt-based video tools as there is no such episode in The Simpsons.
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Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
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