According to the footage of a purported incident, sharks gnawing through the underwater wires will be the reason for the worldwide internet outage.
In recent years, The Simpsons, a long-running American television program, has come to be known for making accurate predictions. Old episodes of the show are frequently utilised to make comparisons to current events, ranging from forecasting Donald Trump’s first term as president to predicting a global pandemic in the future. Based on the foretelling of Simpsons’ creators, a viral video now asserts that on January 16, 2025, there will be a global internet shutdown.
According to the video, which purports to be an episode of the show, sharks gnawing through the underwater cables will be the reason for the worldwide internet outage. People in the US appear to be completely disrupted by the occurrence, unable to use their phones or laptops. Additionally, they cannot use credit cards to pay, and staff members at Apple stores must physically write orders.
Additionally, the video appears to show the US president yelling at the reporters over the outage. With the exception of Bart, one of the Simpsons family’s children, who is exempt from doing his schoolwork, practically every character in the show is impacted by the worldwide outage.
Social media responds
Conspiracy theories are frequently popular on social media, but the video seems to have elicited mostly amusing reactions, with many people laughing at the ridiculousness of the assertions it makes.
Thus, we’re returning to the 1980s. One person said, “Excellent!” while another commented, “I hope we’ll get a break from working.”
“Do you know how the Internet works?” asked a third commenter. This video is completely phoney.
What is the reality?
Even though the video has received hundreds of comments and over 5.6 million views, it is undoubtedly fake. The entire video seems to have been put together utilising AI-prompt-based video tools, although there isn’t a single episode like that in The Simpsons.
Motivated by actual occurrences, the video employs artistic license. Sharks and other marine life have occasionally damaged underwater cables, but this has rarely resulted in a worldwide outage. Although tech companies have taken precautions like coating the underwater cables in Kevlar-like materials to lessen the possibility of damage, you can be confident that your internet will still function properly even if a giant shark manages to gnaw through the wire.
