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Camping's May 21 Doomsday prediction fails -- as expected?

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When it comes to news value, journalists consider the impact of a story -- how many people does it affect. Given this metric, certainly the end of the world would rank high. So it should come as no surprise that 'Doomsday' preacher Harold Camping would whip media and global citizens into a frenzy. But did anyone actually believe him?

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Harold Camping is a false prophet. Six p.m. local time on May 21st 2011 already passed in New Zealand without incident, the first place the apocalyptical earthquakes are supposed to have occurred. Six p.m. also peacefully passed in Sydney, Tokyo, and Beijing.
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Top Tweet responses on May 21st Doomsday

Harold Camping, leader of the independent Christian ministry Family Radio Worldwide, has prophesized that a rolling earthquake will cause the destruction of the world on May 21, 2011.
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May 21 Doomsday prediction: PHOTOS & VIDEO of the apocalypse

While theU.S. based Christian group, Family Radio, broadcast Harold Camping's prediction around the world, we bring here some of the photos from the scenes of the apocalypse, including YouTube video showing Camping making the May 21 Doomsday prediction.

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