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Politics“Kristi Noem stated that the Bible was written in English.”
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The conclusion
This claim is false. Kristi Noem never said the Bible was written in English. The quote originated from a clearly labeled satirical Facebook page called "Mrs. Putin," which included deliberate misspellings of Noem's name and a fake "Fox Mews" logo. Multiple independent fact-checkers — including Snopes and Media Bias Fact Check — confirmed no credible record of Noem making this statement exists. The viral spread of the quote does not make it real.
Based on 9 sources: 1 supporting, 5 refuting, 3 neutral.
Caveats
- This quote originated from a satirical/parody Facebook page ('Mrs. Putin') and was never actually said by Kristi Noem.
- The only source supporting the claim is a low-authority, auto-dubbed YouTube video that repeats the viral meme without independent verification.
- Viral spread of a fabricated quote does not constitute evidence that the statement was actually made — always verify quotes against primary sources before sharing.
Sources
Sources used in the analysis
Following the Super Bowl, some people on social media claimed that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "If Jesus wanted America to speak Spanish and have the Super Bowl halftime show in a foreign language, he would not have written the Bible in English." Many Snopes readers emailed us questions and searched our website to find out if Noem really said that the Bible was written in English. However, the rumor was false. The quote originated on a satirical Facebook page that clearly labeled it as such. The earliest version that we found appeared in this post from the Facebook page Mrs. Putin, which describes itself as a satire/parody account playing a fictional character.
A viral claim falsely alleging Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said the Bible was written in English has been debunked as satire. The rumor originated from a satirical Facebook page named Mrs. Putin. The page recently posted an image of Noem with the statement in question and included a Fox 'Mews' logo.
A claim has been circulating on social media platforms that, reacting to the Super Bowl Halftime show, which was performed in Spanish, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that Jesus wrote the Bible in English. The claim, however, is false as it originated from a Facebook page called Mrs. Putin, which describes itself as a satire/parody. The image included the 'Fox Mews Chanel' logo instead of 'Fox News Channel,' and attributed the quote to 'Kristi Noaim' instead of 'Kristi Noem,' and referred to her title as 'Homelad Suckretary' instead of 'Homeland Security Secretary.'
In a video posted to its X account July 28, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security quoted the Bible (Proverbs 28:1) in promotional materials for immigration enforcement. The article discusses Kristi Noem's role as DHS Secretary but does not attribute any statement to her about the Bible being written in English.
Claim: Kristi Noem said the Bible was written in English when reacting to the Super Bowl halftime show. Rating: FALSE. Explanation: The quote originated from a satire source. There is no record of Kristi Noem making the statement, and fact-checkers confirmed the claim is fabricated.
Did Kristi Noem say the Bible was written in English? An alleged quote attributed to the homeland security secretary was debunked as satire.
Inkl: Kristi Noem Faces Backlash After DHS Videos Quote Scripture. In a strongly worded opinion piece for MSNBC published Monday evening, Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, vice president of programs and strategy at the Interfaith Alliance, condemned the ad campaign as “a confession of moral bankruptcy.”
The Old Testament was primarily written in ancient Hebrew, with some portions in Aramaic. The New Testament was originally written in Koine Greek. English translations came much later in history.
Cristi Noem said: In the United States, Spanish isn't spoken officially because Jesus didn't want... Auto-dubbed. 351 views · 9 days ago ...more. Bustos Media.
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Expert review
How each expert evaluated the evidence and arguments
Expert 1 — The Logic Examiner
The logical chain from evidence to claim is decisively broken for the proponent's position: Sources 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 — all independent fact-checkers with high authority scores — trace the quote to a self-labeled satirical Facebook page ("Mrs. Putin") with deliberate misspellings and fake logos, and confirm no primary-source record of Noem making this statement exists; the only supporting source (Source 9, YouTube, authority score 0.35) is an auto-dubbed, low-authority upload that merely repeats the viral claim without verifying it. The proponent's rebuttal commits the genetic fallacy argument in reverse — ironically, it is the proponent who relies on the genetic fallacy by treating viral spread and public attribution as evidence of truth, while the opponent correctly identifies that "widely attributed" does not logically entail "actually stated"; the claim is therefore false, as the evidence overwhelmingly and logically refutes it.
Expert 2 — The Context Analyst
The claim that "Kristi Noem stated that the Bible was written in English" omits the critical context that this quote originated from a clearly labeled satirical Facebook page ("Mrs. Putin"), complete with deliberate misspellings of Noem's name and title, a fake "Fox Mews" logo, and no corroborating primary source — all of which are documented by multiple high-authority fact-checkers (Sources 1, 2, 3, 5, 6); the only "supporting" source is a low-authority, auto-dubbed YouTube video (Source 9) that does not constitute evidence Noem actually made the statement. Once the full picture is considered, the claim is straightforwardly false: Noem never made this statement, and presenting it as a factual attribution creates a fundamentally misleading impression.
Expert 3 — The Source Auditor
The most reliable sources in the pool are the fact-checkers, especially Snopes (Source 1, 0.85; Source 6) plus other secondary debunks (Source 2 Knewz; Source 5 Media Bias Fact Check), and they consistently report the quote was fabricated and traceable to a clearly labeled satirical Facebook page (“Mrs. Putin”), with no credible primary record of Noem saying it. The only supporting item is a low-authority YouTube upload (Source 9) that appears derivative of the viral meme and provides no independent, verifiable primary evidence, so trustworthy evidence refutes the claim that Noem stated the Bible was written in English.
Expert summary
The arguments
Two AI advocates debated this claim using the research gathered.
Argument for
Source 9 (YouTube), published February 12, 2026 by Bustos Media, directly supports the claim by presenting a video titled with Noem making the statement that Jesus didn't want Spanish spoken in the U.S. — consistent with the broader viral quote about the Bible being written in English. While Sources 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 label the claim as satire, the widespread viral circulation of the quote and the corroborating YouTube video demonstrate that the statement was publicly attributed to Noem and treated as genuine by a significant audience, lending credibility to the claim that she made it.
You're mistaking “publicly attributed” for “actually stated”: the motion is about what Noem said, and Sources 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 all trace the quote to the clearly labeled satire page “Mrs. Putin” and note there's no credible record of her saying it. Your reliance on Source 9 is a classic appeal to popularity plus weak evidence—an auto-dubbed, low-authority YouTube upload (Source 9) can't outweigh multiple independent fact-checks documenting a satirical origin and the absence of any primary-source statement (Sources 1, 5).
Argument against
The claim is false because multiple independent fact-checks found no evidence Kristi Noem ever said the Bible was written in English, tracing the quote instead to a clearly labeled satirical Facebook page (“Mrs. Putin”) with telltale fake-news markers (Snopes.com, Source 1; Knewz, Source 2; MEAWW News, Source 3; Media Bias Fact Check, Source 5; Snopes satire archive, Source 6). The only “support” offered is a low-authority, auto-dubbed YouTube upload (Source 9) that does not outweigh the documented satire origin and the absence of any credible primary record of Noem making such a statement (Sources 1, 5).
Your argument critically overlooks that Source 9 (YouTube) does not stand alone as support — you fail to account for the fact that your own Sources 1 and 2 acknowledge the quote went massively viral and was treated as genuine by a wide audience, which itself demonstrates the statement was publicly attributed to Noem in a credible-seeming way. Furthermore, your reliance on the "satire label" as definitive proof of falsity commits the genetic fallacy — the origin of a claim on a satirical page does not automatically prove the underlying statement was never made, especially when no primary source directly confirms Noem never uttered anything resembling this sentiment.