Meme About June 21 is Incorrect
The Claim
On June 21, 2021, at 9:21 PM, we experienced "the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st week of the 21st year of the 21st century."
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Social media users excitedly posted the information on June 21, 2021, receiving hundreds of retweets and likes.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found that, barring some sort of parallel universe time travel/mathematical wormhole, the claim is incorrect. The 21st week of the year is May 21-27; June 21 falls during the 25th week of the year. Further, the 21st day of the 21st week does not make sense, since weeks only have seven days.
However, at 9:21 PM on June 21, 2021, it was 21 minutes into the 21st hour of the 21st day (of the sixth month) of the 21st year of the 21st century. Had this claim been posted in January, it would not require the sixth month caveat and would have created a word avalanche.
