Is the world ending on September 24?

Bye guys, it’s been an experience. 
Wake up, you sheep! The Four Horsemen are coming towards you! Furthermore, they are bringing doom lest we accept the New World Order and work with the lizard people. Or, at least, that's what QAnon wants us to think, according to the most recent internet conspiracy theory. Recently, a rumour has spread among mainstream platforms like TikTok and alt-right forums that "something huge" is set to occur on September 24. Even though there is no evidence to back it up, the date has led to unfounded web rumours about the end of the world.

Early this month, people on German QAnon Telegram channels started sharing a video of Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German Christian Democratic Union party, talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. This started the widespread Internet rumor.

Merz makes a mistake in his statement when he claims that everyone will recall their whereabouts on September 24, as opposed to February 24, the day of the invasion. Merz explained what he meant in the official record of the Bundestag, but that hasn't stopped many QAnon followers, end-of-the-world conspiracy theorists, and TikTok users from making wild claims about the date.

Vice claims that The Simpsons' ninth episode of its 24th season, which is about a gang of preppers getting ready for the end of the world, is what makes the date noteworthy. The electromagnetic pulse gadget, which QAnon adherents believe would bring about "mass cyberattacks" and the start of "ten days of darkness," is also depicted in the episode.

Even though The Simpsons has been around for 35 years and has made some shockingly accurate predictions in the past, most notably the election of Donald Trump as president, there will always be some overlap with real life.

People still say crazy things about the day, like that it will be the end of the world, that Trump will be re-elected, or that there will be a huge solar flare.

At the Reawaken America conference last weekend, a conspiracist warned attendees that "the day of retribution" was just a week away, adding, "We're going to watch it happen." On Trump's social media channel, Truth Social, similar assertions can be heard.

It's quite improbable that anything slightly unusual will occur on Saturday, given the paucity of supporting information. The announcement of "something major" is just as significant as a DJ introducing a new mixtape or a hypebeast announcing their most recent release. While it is entertaining to imagine the deep state taking control of the country or crazed preppers predicting the end of the world, September 24 is simply another day, so please just enjoy your weekend.