Every now and then, someone comes up with a new doomsday conspiracy theory, and the latest to join this list of dates is September 23, 2023. While the theory remains baseless, it has gained online traction, particularly thanks to a viral TikTok trend. Social media users have begun to speculate based on references from movies and television shows. Let’s take a look at the viral doomsday conspiracy theory on TikTok and what will happen according to it on September 23, 2023.
September 23’s Viral Doomsday Conspiracy
There are some dates in recorded history that conspiracy theorists hold important, mainly thanks to some bizarre connections. The most prominent doomsday examples are December 21, 2012 (according to the Mayan calendar) and even Y2K at the start of the millennium.
Now, September 23, 2023, does not hold much value compared to these dates, but it does have some ominous significance according to people interested in numerology. TikTok users have attributed the presence of the numerals 9, 2, and 3 in the date to support their idea.
September 23…WTF? pic.twitter.com/qrKS97VBPr
— LewDawg (@LueDawg1) September 16, 2023
While there is no singular source like ancient calendars or religious texts to point at this particular date, conspiracy theorists have resorted to connecting dots from across movies and TV shows just to prove that the world ends on September 23, 2023.
Before we get to these theories, it is essential to understand that no concrete scientific proof exists to support these claims. No significant global organizations have even acknowledged that these theories are floating around on the internet.
Pop culture references that hint at doomsday
So, according to the viral doomsday conspiracy theory on TikTok, how will the world end on September 23, 2023? Some suggest that an asteroid will hit the planet, like in The Big Bang Theory, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and Deep Impact.
Solar flares are another possible catastrophic event, according to the conspiracy theorists suggested in movies like Knowing and Little Shop. In fact, September 23 is a recurring date in Knowing, Evil, Ghostbusters, This is the End, Pandemic, and Lost.
And it’s not just movies or TV shows that seemingly support this idea. Commercials of Taco Bell and Guinness beer and even a Black Eyed Peas music video showcased the date in question. While these references are uncanny, they remain baseless in real life.
Some Christian numerologists like David Meade have previously claimed that the world would end on September 23, but six years ago in 2017. They point to Bible verses in Luke 21:25-26 and claim that apocalypse is inevitable, mainly from a celestial event.
Scientific significance of the date
Pushing conspiracy theories and the viral doomsday claim aside, September 23, 2023, does hold some significance. In the world of astronomy, the date marks the September Equinox. It marks the Sun’s movement as it crosses the celestial equator and heads southward.
September Equinox Saturday 23rd, 6:50am UTC, 8:50am Italy, 2:50am EDT
Sun in 5° Virgo
Moon in 11° Sagittarius6 Retrograde Planets: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto and Chiron
Autumn in the Northern, Spring in the Southern Hemisphere
Real Sky Positions pic.twitter.com/i0JkWoLjG3
— Timothy Robert (@timingnl) September 21, 2023
Bear in mind that this is a natural occurrence that happens regularly and is not associated with any catastrophic events. Furthermore, NASA has constantly denied the existence of mysterious planets like the alleged Planet X causing natural disasters.
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