Reddit is usually a hotbed for hoaxes, but a keen prediction in a 1993 yearbook that was shared on the website appears to be the real deal. According to the original post, a man named Michael Lee used his senior quote at Mission Viejo High School in California to predict the Chicago Cubs would be the 2016 World Champions. "You heard it here first," he bragged.
The Cubs have not won a World Series in 108 years; they will have to beat the Cleveland Indians four times in order to claim the trophy. Still, they have a solid 63 percent chance of winning, according to FiveThirtyEight.
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To dispel concerns about photoshopping, the same yearbook photo was posted by a Twitter user:
And then on Reddit, four more photos were posted to prove the image's authenticity, Sports Illustrated reports.
It's official, then. If the Cubs lose, you know who to blame.
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