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2023-06-06 21:50:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 23F1DDA588D6D5286414A9FA10FE6D7A8F600FF3F02F8A007DC2381F177B7B52
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The photo shown is digitally altered and fake. According to an executive consultant for The Simpsons, Antonia Coffman: “The internet created the image and things circulated from there,” (USA TODAY) Quote Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/12/fact-check-image-simpsons-character-horned-hat-doctored/6641490002/ Additional corroborating sources: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/simpsons-jake-angeli/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/08/facebook-posts/no-simpsons-didnt-predict-capitol-riots-those-imag/ https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-simpsons-foresee-trump-prot/fact-check-the-simpsons-did-not-foresee-the-horned-trump-protester-idUSKBN29D1UL
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