FACT CHECK: Did āThe Simpsonsā Predict The Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank?
A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows an episode of āThe Simpsonsā that predicted the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Verdict: False
The video has been digitally altered. The bankās sign in the video has been edited to say Silicon Valley Bank instead of āFirst Bank of Springfield.ā
Fact Check:
Banking regulators closed down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Mar. 10 after the bank suffered the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, according to Vox. Bank of America has seen an influx of over $15 billion worth of deposits from Americans who are worried about a meltdown in the banking sector, New York Post reported.
A Facebook video allegedly depicts an episode of The Simpsons that predicted SVBās collapse. The video opens with a shot of a building with a sign that reads āSilicon Valley Bank.ā
āWhat do you mean the bank is out of money?ā character Bart Simpson says. āInsolvent? You only have enough cash for the next three customers?ā
āThe Simpsonās predicted a bank run at Silicon Valley Bank and then it happened yesterday.ā the postās caption reads. āHow do they do it?ā
The sign shown in the video has been altered, however. A YouTube video of the clip shows that the bankās sign actually reads āFirst Bank of Springfield.ā The videoās description says that the episode is titled āThe PTA Disbands,ā which aired in April 1995, according to IMDB. (FACT CHECK: Did āThe Simpsonsā Predict The Coronavirus Outbreak?)
This is not the first time misinformation about The Simpsons predicting real-life events has spread online. Check Your Fact previously debunked a claim that the show predicted the 2022 āFreedom Convoyā trucker rally in Canada.