The latest space hoax claiming NASA confirmed six days of ‘total darkness’ in December has been debunked – but not before it had been spread worldwide via Twitter.
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Hoax Over Six Day Earth Blackout Goes Viral
The latest space hoax claiming NASA confirmed six days of ‘total darkness’ in December has been debunked – but not before it had been spread worldwide via Twitter.
The original report was published on a satirical news site Huzlers.com, citing NASA administrator Charles Bolden as the source.
Titled ‘NASA Confirms Earth Will Experience 6 Days of Total Darkness in December 2014,’ is said the space agency “confirmed” that there will be six days of darkness on Earth from December 16 to 22.
It argued that this was due to a solar storm, which would block 90 percent of sunlight with dust and debris.
Bolden’s emergency preparedness video was taken out of context to add weight to the report.
When viewed as a whole, however, it becomes clear that Bolden was discussing emergency preparedness in case of an earthquake or hurricane, in order to help US families to be ready for such scenarios.
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