The linked New Yorker piece in that section gives a good overview of the archaeological efforts to substantiate the story, which have failed to do so. I would also recommend the book "Who Wrote the Bible?" by biblical scholar Richard Elliott Friedman for a deeper dive into the origins of the Old Testament from a historical and scriptural analysis angle. Basically what you need to substantiate any ancient story is turning up authentic corroborating accounts and/or archaeological evidence. Short of that, you can't definitively say it's false (can't really prove a negative), but you can say we have no evidence yet, and it seems very unlikely.
Would you happen to know any videos or other sources about the Exodus of Jews from Egypt being nothing more than a myth?
The linked New Yorker piece in that section gives a good overview of the archaeological efforts to substantiate the story, which have failed to do so. I would also recommend the book "Who Wrote the Bible?" by biblical scholar Richard Elliott Friedman for a deeper dive into the origins of the Old Testament from a historical and scriptural analysis angle. Basically what you need to substantiate any ancient story is turning up authentic corroborating accounts and/or archaeological evidence. Short of that, you can't definitively say it's false (can't really prove a negative), but you can say we have no evidence yet, and it seems very unlikely.