The hoax story has been circulating far and wide on Twitter and Facebook
JAMES VINCENT&Author Biography Tuesday 28 October 2014
It may feel like winter is slowly squeezing all the sunlight out of your day
, but if you see any news stories claiming the Earth is headed for ‘Six
Days of Total Darkness’ then don’t start stocking up on the tins of beans
and torches just yet.
‘Satirical news site’ Huzlers.com has been spreading this fake story far <br />
and wide on the web this week, taking in numerous Facebook and Twitter users<br />
and encouraging them to post about what they’re going to be up to during <br />
the six days of darkness.<br />
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The story on the vaguely official looking website titled “Nasa Confirms <br />
Earth Will Experience 6 Days of Total Darkness in December 2014!” claims <br />
that an incoming solar storm is to blame, causing "dust and space debris to <br />
become plentiful and thus block 90% sunlight”.<br />
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This is false. Although solar storms certainly are real phenomena (they <br />
occur due to fluctuations in the Sun’s magnetic field) they’re not like <br />
terrestrial storms that can blow up dust and dirt.<br />
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