The Simpsons has built up a reputation for predicting the future - and the dramatic rebranding of Twitter could be yet another event the hit show has got right.  

Billionaire Elon Musk, 52, revealed the latest shake-up to the social media platform in a series of tweets last week after purchasing the company in 2022.

The famous blue bird logo has been replaced with an X and the X.com domain now directs users to the Twitter website. 

But over a decade ago, a 2012 episode of the The Simpsons shows Homer using an app that resembles the new logo. 

The scene has now gone viral on social media after eagle-eyed fans spotted it and were left in disbelief. 

It aired nine years ago in the episode 'Ned ‘n’ Edna’s Blend Agenda' and the plot is based on Ned Flanders secret marriage to Edna Krabappel. 

Homer is seen scrolling through his smartphone and there is an app on the home screen which looks extremely similar to Twitter's new X logo. 

There were some photoshopped versions which appeared to show the X logo but these are fake and it was pointed out by fact-checking website Snopes. 

The Simpsons is well known for predicting a number of events including the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump's presidency. 

It has run for 33 years and touched on a wide range of topics over its 750 episodes which makes seem like it has covered absolutely everything. 

Musk's affinity for the letter X in both his professional and personal life has been growing for 25 years, though he has rarely ever given a reason. 

Now one of the largest social media apps is known by the singular letter that has long been a Musk obsession.

'Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app,' Musk recently wrote on Twitter, referencing new CEO Linda Yaccarino.

He renamed Twitter as X on Monday and unveiled a new logo for the social media platform, a stylized black-and-white version of the letter.

Cops were briefly called to Twitter's San Francisco HQ on Monday after a worker began tearing down letters from the building's iconic sign a day after Elon Musk rebranded the platform to 'X'. 

Musk has explained his reasoning for the dramatic rebrand of Twitter, telling users he plans to turn the social network and messaging application into an 'everything app'.

The billionaire said it was time to 'bid adieu' to the old logo, and told a user on his platform: 'Twitter was acquired by X Corp both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for X, the everything app.'

Promising that the Twitter rebrand will be more than just a logo change, but a complete overhaul of the app, he added: 'This is not simply a company renaming itself but doing the same thing.'

Musk is promising to turn it into a one-stop-shop for social media and financial services - which he says means the old name no longer makes sense.