def METHOD_NAME(string):
	correct_format = formats.get_format("SHORT_DATE_FORMAT")
	correct_format = correct_format.split('/')
	correct_format = ["%" + x for x in correct_format]
	slash_format = '/'.join(correct_format)
	hiphen_format = '-'.join(correct_format)
	try:
		search_date = datetime.strptime(string, slash_format)
		search_date = timezone.make_aware(search_date, timezone.get_current_timezone())
	except ValueError:
		try:
			search_date = datetime.strptime(string, hiphen_format)
			search_date = timezone.make_aware(search_date, timezone.get_current_timezone())
		except ValueError:
			search_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
	return search_dat