A HOAX?
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57233)
February 13, 2017 7:17am CST
Sunday evening I received a warning message on my Whatsapp. It stated that cosmic rays emanating from the planet Mars will pass close to earth between the hours of 12.30a.m. and 3.00 a.m., and that all cellphones, tablets, computers etc should be turned off. It further advised that our cellphone should be kept away from our body - otherwise we could suffer terrible damage.
Well, there was no report about this on our local news, so I checked Google and found out that the warning messages have been circulating on social media, including Facebook, - and that it is all a hoax. Have you received any such message?
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22 responses
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Feb 17
@enlightenedpsych2 Because it was affecting so many electronic devices, and everything I have has been just fine. Granted I don't have all those devices, just a cell phone and my desktop, but nothing happened to them.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Feb 17
no, i have not received that message on face book. i knew some news like that before, and it proved to be a hoax.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Feb 17
@Kandae11 i also read a message from a high school classmate that some messages intended to be distributed to your contacts, have malwares and bugs or virus, that is why when a message reaches my inbox messenger, i should delete them
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Feb 17
@cacay1 where do you receive these spam messages then, my friend?
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Feb 17
I don´t pass "messages" on like that either . Specially the ones that say you will have bad luck if you don´t seeing as I don´t give a hoot or believe them anyway I ignore them and let them go on their way.
Have not got a Hoax like that lately though.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Feb 17
@Kandae11
Me too I don´t like other kind of please copy and paste either. Hope no more of those Hoaxes turn up.
In this Country there are quite a few going round so no notice taken at all of that no chance.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
14 Feb 17
That is what Whatsapp does. There is a continuous flow of data clogging the cell. I do not have that App
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
14 Feb 17
@Kandae11 All those who are in those groups will perpetually send stuff they have found - disgusting
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
13 Feb 17
@Kandae11 No,I did not receive any such warning message.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
13 Feb 17
It seems that hoaxes are very prevalent these days.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
13 Feb 17
no i havn't heard that one but it sound like a hoax all the way
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@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
13 Feb 17
I believe if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it is a duck. If it sounds like a hoaxs it most likely is. No I didn't hear about it but if it is not from a news media I trust, I don't believe it.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
14 Feb 17
These spam whatsapp messages are bogus, they have no logical basis at all. They should always be confirmed on the net 
Though the "ur cellphone should be kept away from our body - otherwise we could suffer terrible damage." thing is kind of true in a general sense.
Though the "ur cellphone should be kept away from our body - otherwise we could suffer terrible damage." thing is kind of true in a general sense.1 person likes this
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
13 Feb 17
no..but even so,i'd worry more about solar flares than anything coming from mars..
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
13 Feb 17
I haven't seen it but normally when I see things that are concerning in respects to our health or technology I do as you did and try to see if it is real or some hoax made up by someone who is bored and wants to stir things up by spreading a lie that gets people worked up for nothing.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
well, hoax is becoming normal because of the social networking sites where the culprit used to spread the news.
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
14 Feb 17
Now I am used to such hoax. and accepted them as integral part of routine life.
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