Snapchat denies Nov. 14 shutdown, says it’s fake news

Snapchat’s official Twitter account has debunked an internet rumor that says it would shut down next week.

The fake story began circulating on social media Monday.

The fake story, which originated from a prank news generator website called Channel45News.com, was enough to bring Snap CEO Evan Spiegel back from a two-year Twitter hiatus.

Spiegel returned to Twitter on Monday to label the story “fake news.”

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Here’s what the fake story read: “The CEO Evan Spiegel of the very popular app Snapchat has released that Snapchat will be removed from all app stores by November 14,2017.

“According to Fox News Media, Evan has decided to make this decision due to copyright and legal issues with Facebook, Instagram, and Musical.ly.

“By the date November 14,2017 all Snapchat apps with be removed from all devices and all app stores. DISCLAIMER all data and media associated with the app will also be deleted within the app.”

 

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