If you felt a sense of déjà vu over the weekend while scrolling through your Facebook News Feed, you’re not alone.

Those dreaded paragraph-long privacy hoaxes that have been circulating on Facebook for years are resurfacing. That’s right, you know the posts we’re talking about.

The language may be slightly tweaked, but the message is the same:

"Deadline tomorrow !!! Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow. Even messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed. It costs nothing for a simple copy and paste, better safe than sorry. Channel 13 News talked about the change in Facebook’s privacy policy. I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, messages or posts, both past and future. With this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. Copy and paste."

THIS IS A HOAX!  It has been circulating since 2012 and Facebook addressed the rumors years ago in a fact-checking blog post regarding the ownership of users’ information or content they post to the site.

So please stop posting to your timeline!  Always check your sources before posting and make sure it is a legitimate website with credible content.