Biden Wasn’t Sworn in on Illuminati Bible
The Claim
While taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden was sworn in on a Bible related to the Illuminati.
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Emerging story
On Jan. 20, 2021, upon being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, rumors began circulating that the Bible used to take the oath of office belonged to the Illuminati.
Users across social media continued to push this claim.
Misbar’s Analysis
The Misbar team has determined that the claim is false. "Illuminati," the Latin word for "revealed" or "enlightened," is in reference to a secret society whose goal is to intrude known institutions to promote Enlightenment. “Masonic” is in reference to the world’s oldest fraternal organization, known as Freemasonry.
The Bible that President Biden was sworn in on has no relation to either, as it is in fact a Bible that has been in his family since 1893. The Bible that Biden used is a Haydock Douay-Rheims edition, which was commonly used until the 1940s. We could find no evidence that this Bible is related to the Illuminati and since the President is also not a member of the freemasonry, we rate the claim as false.
