As if The Simpsons weren’t eerily predictive enough, from Trump’s descent down an escalator to the COVID-19 pandemic, things got increasingly spooky with their prediction coming true with the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. (READ MORE: Hantavirus Aboard the MV Hondius: A Cruise Outbreak Spreads Across Continents)
🛳 The Simpsons are once again looking suspiciously close to reality
Amid the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, users online recalled the 2012 episode A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again.
In the episode, Bart spreads fake news about a deadly virus on… pic.twitter.com/dpBfbVVRGe
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Join The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on another conspiracy watch as they detail what the hantavirus is, how it started, and if this is yet another COVID-19 pandemic that Americans should worry about. Melissa and Scott go back to the origins of COVID-19 and how the government has a history of mishandling information and “experimenting” on citizens. They also discuss what happened on the cruise ship, the world’s response to a potential outbreak, and recount other news stories of hantavirus being spread in places like Texas and Patagonia. Melissa and Scott also stress the importance of good hygiene and keeping up with public health measures to prevent diseases like hantavirus from spreading. (RELATED: Hantavirus Isn’t Especially Dangerous… Except That It’s in the Hands of the Spanish Government)
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