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Forums › Social networks, social media, and tools › Facebook - Wrong Birthday Alerts?


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Topic # 114369 17-Feb-2013 19:20
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Just wondered if anyone had had a notification from facebook re: birthdays that was wrong.
I got a notification in my email inbox today from Facebook telling me that two of my friends had birthdays today, when in fact that dates are 22nd and 23rd of February (a week away). I just checked my system date and it is correct.

Is this just a facebook error? Usually they are pretty accurate.

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  Reply # 764001 18-Feb-2013 10:11
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Not running one of those birthday apps on FB are you ?

Mine all seem fine...




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  Reply # 764005 18-Feb-2013 10:13
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you check the calendar in facebook? they might have put in a fake birthday date, my birthday in facebook isnt my real one.

 
 
 
 




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  Reply # 764128 18-Feb-2013 12:51
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Well, I just checked the about info for the individuals I was talking about and it doesn't square with the email alert I got. Oh well. I guess I just chalk it up to an error. Still weird though.

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  Reply # 764135 18-Feb-2013 13:03
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Check the wording of the email; I think it's deliberately sent a few days in advance to give you time to prepare.

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