Trump’s victory in the race for the presidency of the United States. Germany’s victory in the 2014 World Cup. Lady Gaga singing at the SuperBowl: these are all events that were predicted in The Simpsons, an adult animated series, years before they happened. Throughout its more than 30 years of existence, the characters created by Matt Groening have predicted the future at least 30 times.
Now, a new prophecy from The Simpsons runs on social networks: the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, known as the bank of startups. On March 10, the bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, United States, due to lack of liquidity and insolvency.
Silicon Valley Bank. How the biggest banking collapse since the 2008 financial crisis unfolded
The video that has been shared on social media begins with an image of a building door that says Silicon Valley Bank. Then, the young Bart Simpson begins to spread rumors among the clients, who are inside the bank, making them believe that the bank is going to fail. From there, only one step remained before the race for the accounts and the actual bankruptcy of SVB.
Everything seems correct, but one detail is missing. The images were manipulated, as can be seen in the original episode. In fact, the bank’s nameplate says “First Bank of Springfield” and not Silicon Valley Bank. After all, this wasn’t another time The Simpsons predicted the future.
Conclusion
FAKE. Stock footage from the animated series has been doctored, as can be seen in the original episode. The bank’s nameplate reads “First Bank of Springfield” and not Silicon Valley Bank, known as the bank for startups.
According to the Observer classification, this content is:
MISTAKEN
In Facebook’s rating system, this content is:
FAKE: Primary content claims are factually inaccurate. This option generally corresponds to “fake” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking sites.
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Source: Observadora
