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LONDON -- They (sort of) predicted a Trump presidency,eroticism (2015), vimeo they predicted various technological advances, but -- sadly -- The Simpsonsdidn't predict the 2016 John Lewis Christmas advert.

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Following the much-anticipated advert being released on Thursday morning, a jokey tweet about The Simpsonsanticipating the advert's theme -- a dog bouncing on a trampoline -- began to go viral.

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Soon, there were other tweets.

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As was the case with the viral tweet about them predicting Trump's election win, though, the tweets should be taken with a pinch of salt.

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The image from the tweet, of Santa's Little Helper bouncing on a trampoline, appears to have been taken from the 1993 episode, Bart's Inner Child.

If you look closely at the picture, though, there are signs that it's been photoshopped.

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It's likely that this image, of Homer bouncing on a trampoline while Bart and Lisa watch, is the original.

In fairness, the original tweet was obviously just meant as a bit of a joke.

But it's interesting that it's already been shared hundreds of times, and -- in the space of a couple of hours -- it's being presented as fact.

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