(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Mon Apr 19 18:47:42 2021 UTC)Īccording to Distractify, users claimed that a group of six men were the originators of the day and that the men encouraged others to participate. Using the hashtag, various users warned one another about the supposed day, in which some men allegedly plan to sexually assault other people. #April24 is a trending hashtag on TikTok, which reports more than 30 million views associated with it at the time of writing. (Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Mon Apr 19 16:34:43 2021 UTC) This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: If anyone got plans on April 24th DONT GO OUT!!! there are men planning a national RAPE DAY STAY INSIDE !!! !!!" and includes a screenshot of another Facebook post that stated the following: A Facebook post (archived here) published on April 17, 2021, warns about the day of assault. Is April 24, 2021, "National Rape Day"?" No, that's not true: there is no evidence this event is expected to happen, and there is some evidence that it may have originated as some internet trolls' idea of a joke.Īlthough the claim has primarily spread on TikTok, it also appeared on other social media platforms.
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