The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has debunked a claim on the TikTok platform of total darkness on the earth from April 8 for some days, due to the eclipse of the sun.

The viral message on TikTok platform claimed that there would be three days of darkness on Earth which would occur when the Earth passed through the photon belt.

Speaking with news agency on this claim, the NASRDA Director of Media and Corporate Communications, Mr Felix Ale, said there would be an eclipse that would last for four minutes only in the North America Axis, and the four-minute eclipse would not even be witnessed in Africa.