This is another conspiracy theory gone mad for the sake of getting people to watch a dumb video clip.

The email is titled “Scientists are warning of incoming total blackout”.

It then says that CIA director James Woolsey claims that over 228 millions American will be dead by election day.

It is true that there are occasional area blackouts of the electricity supply in America and some countries have experienced a total blackout for short periods.

Given enough days without mains electricity some people are likely to die, in hospitals, from the cold (central heating needs electrical control), from water that isn’t fully cleaned etc.

But, there is no case for millions dying in a blackout unless it becomes permanent which is never going to happen.

Blackouts are caused by faulty wiring, circuit overloads etc. and are easily fixed.

The whole idea is just ludicrous and only intended to frighten people.

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