More than 250,000 people have signed up to storm the mysterious Area 51, according to a Facebook event.
The event, dubbed 鈥淪torm Area 51, They Can鈥檛 Stop All of Us,鈥� has another 280,000 who indicated they were 鈥渋nterested.鈥�
The date for the invasion is set as Sept. 20, but the seriousness of the event is in question. It鈥檚 being hosted by 鈥淪h*tposting cause im in shambles and SmyleeKun,鈥� a Facebook page that posts memes.
But whether serious or otherwise, the page is full of plans for invading Area 51, in a move known as 鈥淥peration Electric Bugaloo.鈥�
It鈥檚 not the first ridiculous Facebook event to hit the platform. Two years ago, sheriffs in Florida had to warn people to not shoot Hurricane Irma after a Facebook event called on the state鈥檚 residents to fire bullets, flamethrowers and beyblades at the storm.
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