Years ago social media networks in the Spanish-speaking world began spreading information on January 16th being declared as an international day of The Beatles by UNESCO.
UNESCO Armenia office told ARMENPRESS that the organization had denied this news back in 2013 as disinformation.
However, in a world where unconfirmed or false information can spread rapidly online, this particular one was no exception. The disinformation spread to the extent that in certain countries fans of the legendary English rock band began celebrating January 16th as an international day of their favorite music band – without knowing that it all started from a disinformation.
To this day, news media in Armenia, Russia and Ukraine, among others, continue to erroneously refer to January 16th as Beatles Day.
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