A March 13 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features a clip from "The Simpsons" that depicts a run on a bank in which a rush of customers try unsuccessfully to pull their money from the bank. The bank is labeled in the clip as Silicon Valley Bank.
“The Simpson’s predicted a bank run at Silicon Valley Bank that will Collapse and then it happened few days ago,” reads the post's caption.
It was shared more than 150 times in two days.
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The opening shot of the clip is altered. In the original 1995 episode, the sign on the bank says “First Bank of Springfield,” not “Silicon Valley Bank.”
The clip featured in the post is from a 1995 episode called “The PTA Disbands." However, the original footage shows the bank was called the "First Bank of Springfield," not "Silicon Valley Bank."
The latter failed in March after depositors began withdrawing their money, marking the largest collapse of a financial institution since 2008 and the second-largest in U.S. history, as reported by USA TODAY. Federal regulators later announced they were working to protect deposits and avoid a financial crisis.
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