Conspiracy theories are currently in high season. We’ve all noticed that by now. Instagram, too, is on the rise. For example, a screenshot from the Marvel film ‹Captain America›; gave rise to the theory that Corona was already predicted in 2011. Twitter user William Mullally got to the bottom of it all and wrote a thread about it. Let me tell you one thing, it’s going to be a wild ride!
A friend who’s fully into the covid conspiracies sent me this post that says Captain America predicted the coronavirus outbreak in 2011, and while its obviously bs, I started fixating on that circled image on the right. pic.twitter.com/N4XywDTZEx
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#1:
It looks so familiar. What is it? I began to investigate. pic.twitter.com/WRmtlaeDkK
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#2:
At first I thought it reminded me of a YA novel cover design from that era. I went through all the main ones until I remembered the Divergent cover had the same color scheme, but not quite the same design. Close, but no cigar pic.twitter.com/XHYgyrOyM1
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#3:
I enlisted my friend Wes for help, who found a clearer screenshot and zoomed in and it felt even more familiar but we couldn’t quite place it. pic.twitter.com/Qe2Cx5G3q8
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#4:
I figured out the filming date of the scene—23 April 2011. pic.twitter.com/BdkpgGykiv
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#5:
I looked up every movie and broadway show released from April through the summer. Nothing. pic.twitter.com/vBST41Xm6w
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#6:
I started watching random YouTube videos and looking for images from April 2011 in Times Square. No clear view of the poster. Wes started scouring Bing and google street view. pic.twitter.com/wyPExDL1QB
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#7:
Finally, Wes found this pic.twitter.com/5CGRWAb56t
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#8:
We recognized the logo and the color scheme. We cracked the case. pic.twitter.com/VeOKPdxZNE
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
#9:
It’s spaghetti. pic.twitter.com/IqeTZrK5jz
— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020
