{"id":1393,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1393"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Facebook-'Closed-for-Maintenance'-Prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"Facebook &#8216;Closed for Maintenance&#8217; Prank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>This story was first published on February 5th, 2013<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starting in early February every year, social media posts begin \u00a0warning users that Facebook will be closed for \u00a0<span class=\"example\">maintenance<\/span> \u00a0between the 29th and 31st of February. \u00a0  \u00a0They ask recipients to send on the information so that other users will also be aware of the impending closure. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But of course, the message is just a silly prank, although it apparently continues to fool at least some recipients. Firstly, no, Facebook is NOT going to be closed for \u00a0<span class=\"example\">maintenance<\/span>. \u00a0 Ever. That claim is simply absurd.<\/p>\n<p>And secondly, even if it was to close, it certainly would not be occurring on the 30th and 31st of February, which, quite obviously, are not real dates. Nor is 2018 a leap year, so there is no upcoming February 29th either. Versions of the same &#8220;warning&#8221; have circulated since at least 2011.<\/p>\n<p>This prank exemplifies how the immediacy and ease of use of social media can apparently cause many users to share or repost without due forethought or the application of even basic common sense. One would think that even the most gullible and wide-eyed among us would sense something amiss if they were only to take more than a cursory glance at the message and take in the improbable date.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> Mind you, there have been plenty of similar hoaxes that have continued to fool more gullible Internet users year in year out. One long running predecessor of this hoax has claimed, every April Fools Day since at least 2005, that the \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Yearly Internet Maintenance Prank Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/close-down-internet.html\">entire Internet was scheduled to be closed for maintenance<\/a> \u00a0for a 24 hour period during which a &#8220;tune-up&#8221; will be performed and &#8220;high pressure information jets&#8221; will be used to &#8220;clear out the bottlenecks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And there have been numerous silly hoaxes that have falsely claimed that Facebook is to be shutdown \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Facebook Deleting Inactive Users Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-overpopulated-hoax.shtml\">due to congestion<\/a> \u00a0or because \u00a0<a class=\"norm\" title=\"Hoax - Facebook Shutting Down on May (or March) 15, 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-shutting-down-hoax.shtml\">managing the site has become too stressful<\/a> \u00a0for the redoubtable Mr Zuckerburg.<\/p>\n<p>These types of fake messages are clearly nothing more than leg-pulls. But, so long as there are users out there that are too quick to hit the share button or too gullible to realise that they are being pranked, such missives will continue to circulate.<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-closed-maintenance-prank\/facebook-closed-february\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"590,443\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"facebook-closed-february\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17860 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Closed Prank\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/facebook-closed-february-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">Attention !! Facebook sera ferm\u00c3\u00a9 pour maintenance du 29 au 31 f\u00c3\u00a9vrier. Faites passer \u00c3\u00a0 vos contacts pour qu&#8217;ils soient au courant.Merci<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">WARNING!! Facebook will be closed for maintenance from February 29th to 31st!! Facebook wants YOU to Share this message with at least 15 of your friends for the best chance of alerting everyone. Many people will try to log in from February 29 to 31, just to find the site closed down for those days with no warning. HELP YOUR FACEBOOK FAMILY &#8212; REPOST THIS<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-closed-maintenance-prank\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-closed-maintenance-prank\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story was first published on February 5th, 2013 Starting in early February every year, social media posts begin \u00a0warning users that Facebook will be closed for \u00a0maintenance \u00a0between the 29th and 31st of February. \u00a0 \u00a0They ask recipients to send on the information so that other users will also be aware of the impending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}