**Viral News Snippet**
**Fact Check: FAKE**
**Headline:** *“Margaret Atwood Confirms The Testaments Season 2 Will Be an Anime Prequel Set in Gilead’s Origins”*
**The Claim:** A screenshot allegedly from a verified Atwood Twitter/X account is circulating, claiming Season 2 of *The Testaments* will abandon the novel’s sequel timeline and instead be a hand-drawn anime series titled *The Testaments: The Day of the Dove*. It says the show will explore the rise of Commander Waterford in the 1990s, with animation inspired by *Akira* and dialogue in Old English subtitles. The post has been shared 50,000 times in 12 hours.
**The Reality:** This is completely fabricated. Hulu has not announced a Season 2 renewal for *The Testaments* at all (the first season is still in production, set to adapt the 2019 novel). No official statement exists from Margaret Atwood or MGM Studios about an anime prequel. The “screenshot” is a fake—the account handle is a misspelled parody (@M_AtwoodOfficial vs. @MargaretAtwood). Furthermore, Atwood has not tweeted since January 2023. The “Day of the Dove” title appears to be a deepfake referencing a 1968 *Star Trek* episode. **Verdict: 100% fake.**