Facebook Shutting Down March 15, 2011: True or Online Hoax?

‘Will Facebook end on March 15, 2011?’  and ‘Is Facebook shutting down?’  are burning up the search engines, Google Trends, Twitter, Plurk, Yahoo Answers and even Youtube.

Apparently, several blogs reporting that the Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the closure of the social networking site.

Here is a snippet from Weekly World News article:

PALO ALTO, CA –Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in March. Managing the site has become too stressful.

“Facebook has gotten out of control,” said Zuckerberg in a press conference outside his Palo Alto office, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”

Zuckerberg went on to explain that starting March 15th, users will no longer be able to access their Facebook accounts.

“After March 15th the whole website shuts down,” said Avrat Humarthi, Vice President of Technical Affairs at Facebook. “So if you ever want to see your pictures again, I recommend you take them off the internet. You won’t be able to get them back once Facebook goes out of business.”

This news is a hoax since it is coming from Weekly World News which is known as a satirical website, just like The Onion.

Here is a snippet of Weekly World News disclaimer:

“Weekly World News articles are drawn from a number of different sources and some are fictitious or satirical. Weekly World News uses invented names in some stories, except in cases where public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental. The reader should suspend disbelief for the sake of enjoyment. No mutants or aliens were harmed in the making of this website. Any further disclaimers neglected to be made are hereby reserved”

International sites also reported that Weekly World News was the one started the buzz about Michelle Obama being pregnant, and Michael Jackson spotted on the moon.

(Photo: Reuters)

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