Two photos were posted on the social network "Twitter" (December 6) by an account called "Written-Right", claiming that the animated film "The Simpsons" predicted the bowing of the Moroccan footballers, who yesterday (December 6) executed the bow (prostrated) after the victory over Spain in the World Cup.
One photo shows the character from the animated film "The Simpsons", Homer Simpson, leaning over Islamic religious symbolism (rugs), wearing the Moroccan national team jersey, while the Moroccan flag is visible behind him.
The account named "Written-Right" claimed that this is a prediction made by this animated film, as the next photo shows Moroccan footballers who performed the prostration after their victory over Spain in the World Cup.
Hibrid.info, after research conducted through the automated online fact-checking program "InVID", has managed to confirm that this photo is edited. In the real image of this animated film, the character named Homer Simpson is seen wearing a white shirt, and there is no flag behind him.
Also, the image is taken from the first episode of the 25th season of this animated film, which was released in 2013.
Link to the Twitter post posted by the account named "Written-Right":
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it was found that the image was taken from the first episode of the 25th season, which was released on September 29, 2013, called "Homerland". (see here)
Hibrid.info has found parts of this episode published on the "Youtube" platform, where it is clearly seen that in that episode, Homer Simpson is not wearing a Moroccan jersey, and the flag of this country does not appear in it. (see video) here in the 7th second)
Analyze:
A Twitter account has published a picture from the animated film "The Simpsons" claiming that it predicted the religious bow (sajdah) by Morocco's footballers, who yesterday (December 6) executed this bow after their victory over Spain in the World Cup.
However, this photo taken from the animated film "The Simpsons" is edited. Hibrid.info has found that the image is taken from the 2013 episode and does not show the character Homer Simpson wearing a Moroccan jersey, but a white shirt, and the Moroccan flag does not exist in the real image.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this claim as a "Conspiracy Theory".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are media reports that disseminate a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event, or person, presenting it as part of or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). A characteristic of these reports is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any credible evidence.