In an episode that sounds straight out of a fantasy novel, We took a deep dive into the viral claims swirling around the internet. Buzz? Disney, the giant behind Mickey Mouse, supposedly bought the rights to the Bible and began removing his poems. Sounds like a plot twist even frozen

Here's the scoop: A TikTok user launched the hype, claiming that Disney made a whopping $7.2 billion deal to own the Bible, with the aim of producing a Bible series. And – plot twist – they probably xed Matthew 17:21 from the NIV and RSV translations. “This kind of demon does not come out except through prayer and fasting.” Vanished!

Cale Clark turns to independent scholar Dan McClellan to help solve this mystery. verdict? A timeless classic, the Bible is in the public domain and free to all. The real owner? God himself. The copyrights? They apply to the translation, not the text itself.

Digging deeper, I discovered that this entire story was wrapped up in a satirical 2018 article in Babylon Bee. Pure satire, folks.

But what about the missing verse in Matthew 17:21? This is a matter of academic consensus, not Disney's editorial choice. Many translations omit it. Because it probably wasn't in the original text. So, no, Disney isn't pulling Thanos into the Bible verse.

In a twist befitting a Disney movie, Disney Stories Buy the Bible and Edit It Freely completely fictional. This is a reminder that in the fast-paced digital world, rumors spread faster than the speed of light in the quest for truth.

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