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Did Asterix And Simpsons Predict Coronavirus?

By - BOOM FACT Check Team | 26 March 2020 9:45 PM IST

Social media posts suggesting the makers of the comic book series Asterix and the TV show The Simpsons were prophetic in predicting the deadly 2019 novel Coronavirus, are false. Moreover, the viral screenshot of a Simpsons episode has been doctored with the word 'Coronavirus' added to it. Watch this episode of BOOM Reports to know more about this.

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