The Journal is quoting those oft-tapped "people familiar with the matter" (no specific number of people this time), with plenty of caveats which water down the news even more: CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made no final decision "and the date for a filing with the SEC is still in flux." Fwiw, the dates Facebook is said to be considering in its "internal discussions" (like there could be any other) are between April and June of next year, with a formal filing to the Security and Exchange Commission of its intentions perhaps in the next 33 days.