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    Facebook won't end on March 15

    Good news for users of Facebook: the social networking site juggernaut is not ending on March 15, as claimed by a new hoax.

    Computer security firm Sophos said the hoax involves a photo of a supposed news report that Facebook may shut down March 15 as Mark Zuckerberg is too stressed.

    "The link being shared points to the website of the Weekly World News. Facebook users in America may be all too aware that stories published in the Weekly World News (WWN) often only have the very loosest relationship with the truth," Sophos said in a blog post.

    Weekly World News is a site known for its offbeat "news" articles.

    Yet, Sophos said some worried Facebook users have been sharing a photograph of a news report about the claimed closure of Facebook.

    It noted Weekly World News' other popular stories include "MEGAN FOX IS A MAN!", "ALIEN SPACESHIPS TO ATTACK EARTH IN NOVEMBER 2012", and "CONFIRMED: WORLD WILL END OCTOBER 21, 2011."

    "In fact, the Weekly World News's bogus claim about the end of Facebook, seems to be its most popular story by far with over 22,000 comments from concerned users," Sophos said.

    "Hoaxes like this waste time, use up bandwidth, and simply underline that many people don't check their facts before sharing links and spreading news," it added. — TJD, GMA News

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    • xKrystalx  •  3 months ago
      FB was the exciting when it was new. It's in, it's hip, it's better than Friendster. It may have helped people reunite with friends and families before... but now that you have over 500 friends, seriously, are you still able to keep track on all of them?
      • LoretoG 3 months ago
        disregard other friend not so close to you, filter your friends
    • planet_ur_anus  •  3 months ago
      billion dollars and kinikita nyan every year pano magsa shutdown..
    • Master Pogi  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      Noong una maganda ang facebook, pero ngayong parang hindi na maganda. Halos karamihan sa mga tao ngayon puro facebook na ang ginagawa, ayaw ng mag-trabaho sa bahay, inuubos yung pera sa kaka-facebook. Pati yung mga bata, lagi na lang nag-fa-facebook at games ang ginagawa. Ibig kung sabihin wala bang social network na marami naman matutunan yung mga bata, hindi yung puro games na lang ginagawa sa facebook at tsismisan. Pati yung mga away at murahan nababasa ng mga bata. Ang dami na rin nasisira sa facebook dahil sa kabobohan ng iba, hindi pinag-iisipan yung mga sinasabi at pino-post..
      • Appleaddict!... 3 months ago
        Gumawa ka kung meron kang alam!..
      • i REST 3 months ago
        well..that's life..
      • Bubblez 3 months ago
        depende na po sa tao yan, wag mo isisi lahat sa facebook..at saka discipline lang din kailangan ng mga bata para di sila maging addict sa games..actually for me facebook helps a lot..
    • GORGEOUS GUY OF KOREA  •  Seoul, South Korea  •  3 months ago
      Facebook connects people indeed but creates a more negative effects like hatred, envy, etc.. Anything you've posted either in words or in pictures initiates comparisons and creates various interpretations...THATS THE REALITY GUYS!!!! MARK MY WORDS!!!!!
      • Chelsee 3 months ago
        I agree sir..
      • John 3 months ago
        Facebook has more negative effects because of abusive and stupid people who offers too much information that may cause harm to them... And what about hatred and envy? I don't get that...
      • ASQ tuba 3 months ago
        its user's choice but its really helps a lot, if you are annoyed then stop using facebook as simply as that...go back to the olden days sending letters with stamp ang receive reply in two weks or more...
    • jhufel lyn  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      hay nako i will stop FB na......... baka pareho lang din ng Friendster.......... ubos lahat ng mga pictures.......
    • Diego  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      It's Onion News, the same news that said that Megan Fox was a male, they also said that Justin Bieber was a 51-year-old pedophile. People are so gullible these days.
    • mcoymclog  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      Again... and again.. :D
    • David  •  San Diego, United States  •  3 months ago
      Too bad, I thought people will go back to normal life.
    • SeansV  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      Don't care kung magsara FB,mas OK nman Skype ah!
    • Ray24  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      So many dumb FB users who easily believes on shits.
    • Jocelyn  •  Dubai, United Arab Emirates  •  3 months ago
      everybody happy with fb.
    • ASEROH  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Nasa Facebook na rin ang mga dorobo ng Friendster. Lahat gumagawa ng sariling story para lang ma "like" or "share" ang post nila. So pathetic!
    • DADA  •  3 months ago
      sa totoo lang, ang dami talagang mga tangang pilipino na ang daling maniwala sa mga kumakalat na katarantahuhang balita. Sana po umaksyon ang gobyerno na gawing maayos ang sistema ng edukasyon ng elemetarya at high school.
    • MsMarie  •  Dubai, United Arab Emirates  •  3 months ago
      YAHOO deleted my comment hmmm... SO does it mean that you are GUILTY that this kind of CRAP News should not have landed here, because it WAS just a CRAPPY news last year, and it is obviously still FRESH on the readers minds, then you make a BIG DEAL out of it...

      SO pareho lang din kayo ng mga iresponsableng FB user na share na lang ng share... kahit pa sinabi nyong HINDI TOTOO, hindi ito isang NEWS!!!
    • Jer  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      I bet there was at least 1 person out there who really believed this report. I would say to them, are you that stupid that you would believe that facebook would shut down without going though a decline in business?
    • Marcus Hidalgo  •  Madrid, Spain  •  3 months ago
      THIS WAS LAST YEARS NEWS. HOW COME YAHOO.PH HAS STILL THIS CRAP?
    • Fox  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      Facebook just applied for an IPO in the US, so it really is highly unlikely for it to shutdown. Also, I really think Facebook is an integral part in the Arab people's struggle to reclaim freedom and liberty from the authoritative regimes of their respective countries during this timely era of the Arab Spring.
    • Energon Cubes  •  Lexington, United States  •  3 months ago
      I think Y! was the only one who thought this news was true and now they're telling it was a hoax. C'mon?! You actually believed Facebook will go down that easy?
    • Marian  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      Well facebook can help families all around the world .Thanks Facebook !
    • boy  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      e d balik sa ym o d kaya sa email natin. at tsaka maraming pa nman ibang social networkong sites.
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