Facebook will be closed for maintenance between Feb 29-31 – Hoax

Messages have been spreading on Facebook that the social network will be closed between February 29th and February 31st, 2013.

May be its true as you won’t be able to log into Facebook (or even Twitter) on February 29th, February 30th or February 31st this year.   Apparently comical as these dates don’t even exist! LOL!

Clearly these are messy as people have taken it at face value and shared it with their friends, unaware of the silliness. Originally coming in French, instances of the message have also been reported in English according to the Sophos.

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

Hoaxes and jokes like these are not as bad as malware or worming or stealing information but more than that! Spreading nuisance! If you are a one who is in a habit of regularly passing on chainletters and hoaxes, Sure you have already shared this post even before reading it!

Think twice before you share or post text and use social media wise!