Following the fire which occurred at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in April 2019, rumors swirled that the episode, which featured a torch wielding mob chase Homer and Marge to Springfield's Notre Dame cathedral, predicted the fire, with even a photo of Mr. Burns standing outside the burning Notre Dame Cathedral of Springfield, which appeared in this episode, spreading across social media. Despite denial from various media outlets, online allegations still persisted. Allegations also spread afterwards that a line which a character said in the 2004 film Before Sunset, "But you have to think that Notre Dame will be gone one day," predicted the fire.