TikTok posts with millions of views claim to show a child going blind after observing the solar eclipse visible over much of North America on April 8, 2024. This is false; while staring into the Sun can cause eye injuries, the boy in the video did not lose his vision he was acting in a YouTube skit originally posted after a 2017 eclipse.
A San Jose mom loves to create elaborate displays for Halloween, but now that her son is blind, she has found a way to help him feel the Halloween spirit.