evidence: Mumbai, May 23: A widely shared message on WhatsApp and social media asks people to drink more water to stay hydrated between May 22 and May 28, when an equinox is likely to occur. According to the viral message, the sun will be directly above the equator, the Equinox, during these days. The viral message also states that the body will get dehydrated faster during the Equinox period. [...] Drink more water for the next seven days (May 22-28) due to *EQUINOX*(Astronomical event where the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator). Resultantly, the body gets dehydrated very fast during this period. Please share this news to maximum groups. Thanks#MonthOfBlessings — Hamid Says (@hamid3996) May 22, 2018 While the message is going viral rapidly, verifying its claim is important. The viral message claims that the body will experience rapid dehydration during the equinox, which will take place between May 22 and 28. However, it must be noted that the claim is false. A search for the viral message showed us that the claim was previously shared in 2017 and later in 2018. However, the viral claim was debunked by smhoaxslayer.com and india.com in 2018.