Fake Rumors of Steve Jobs Heart Attack Circulate

MacRumors · Oct 3, 2008, 11:21 AM

Last night, an individual started spreading fake rumors of Steve Jobs suffering from a heart attack. The story was posted to CNN's iReport "unedited" and "unfiltered" citizen journalism site and subsequently submitted to Digg.com.

The Digg story then gained attention on 4chan, an unmoderated discussion board, which then proceeded to promote the story. 4chan most recently gained (even further) notoriety as the discussion forum where vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email account contents and password were posted.

Apple's stock took a brief dip this morning based on the rumors. An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that the rumor is "not true".

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mainstreetmark · Oct 3, 2008, 11:23 AM

A little bacon never hurt anyone.

elppa · Oct 3, 2008, 11:25 AM

Some people are sick.

jcb10 · Oct 3, 2008, 11:25 AM

Sounds like someone's short-selling, trying to pick up some cheap APPL.

mario.guzman · Oct 3, 2008, 11:27 AM

Low Life. Go out and meet people instead of trying to be funny.

mikeinmontreal · Oct 3, 2008, 11:29 AM

Nice way to make $10 a share.

amac4me · Oct 3, 2008, 11:30 AM

My initial reaction here is that this was done to manipulate the stock price. Note how the stock spiked lower to $94.65. It's now hovering at $104

I'm sure the feds and SEC will investigate.

lifeinhd · Oct 3, 2008, 11:31 AM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_1_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5F138 Safari/525.20)

brilliant. It was probably the next part of microsofts marketing strategy.

Agent Smith · Oct 3, 2008, 11:32 AM

Whoever did that seriously needs to get a life. That is among the lowest thing that you can do. However, it has highlighted the importance of Steve Jobs to Apple and the way that he is identified with the product. When Steve actually retires, I wonder what will happen to the stock then...

mspman · Oct 3, 2008, 11:32 AM

I SWEAR if I catch the &@#$&^@!*$Y%&$)*@#%*#$!)@#$&%@&^!#)$&@$%&!^@#$)@#$%&@#)!#&*%#$) who did this I'm going to rip him a new Macbook Air. I am SO TORQUED by this. My call options lost $1 in 10 minutes because of this and they're not exactly recovering right now.

WHY THE HECK IS IT TRADING AT $104!! AAPL should be trading at $110 easy!

Okay, rant over. Time for some relaxing music.

xix · Oct 3, 2008, 11:34 AM

To anyone who rated this "positive": die in a fire.

Edit: Also, 4chan is not "unmoderated." Way to fact check.

depulse · Oct 3, 2008, 11:35 AM

Sick humor.

But has anyone seen Job's alive the last days?

zyro70 · Oct 3, 2008, 11:35 AM

Jobs better not be trying to get out of releasing those MB and MBP's.

carfac · 11:42 AM

This is what happens when you let ametures "try" and be reporters. CNN should be ashamed of themselves, and are ultimately responsible for this. As you can see, the stakes are just too high to let beginners (and bloggers!) pretend to be journalists...

Journalists used to have ethics, and that included fact checking. That seems to have gone the way of the Dodo. CNN has thrown their ethics out the window by just ALLOWING "citizen" journalists, especially with no oversight. I see Lara Logan has been stealing Iraqi art from the war zone, many other things... Journalism just is not what it used to be at all.

carfac · Oct 3, 2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by depulse

Sick humor.

But has anyone seen Job's alive the last days?

YOU ARE JUST AS SICK yourself, with a comment like that. If this is meant to be a joke, it falls flat. VERY flat.

Roessnakhan · Oct 3, 2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mspman

I SWEAR if I catch the &@#$&^@!*$Y%&$)*@#%*#$!)@#$&%@&^!#)$&@$%&!^@#$)@#$%&@#)!#&*%#$) who did this I'm going to rip him a new Macbook Air. I am SO TORQUED by this. My call options lost $1 in 10 minutes because of this and they're not exactly recovering right now.

WHY THE HECK IS IT TRADING AT $104!! AAPL should be trading at $110 easy!

Okay, rant over. Time for some relaxing music.

You honestly probably care more about this than Steve Jobs.

Manatee · Oct 3, 2008, 11:40 AM

The fake Steve Jobs had a heart attack?

shadowmoses · Oct 3, 2008, 11:43 AM

Whoever stooped low enough to spread a rumor or a Jobs heart attack should be ashamed. It looks like there are many people out the get AAPL and it seems to be an easy job with AAPL stocks being so fickle based upon silly rumors...

ShadoW

chocolate · Oct 3, 2008, 11:44 AM

Since such nefarious acts manipulate, and potentially harm, our nations fragile market(s), perhaps the NSA can be persuaded to add new criteria to their filters.

It would be boost to 'national security' to catch a few dweebs like this.

kjs862 · Oct 3, 2008, 11:46 AM

This nonsense about Steve job's health is getting out of hand.

velorapide · Oct 3, 2008, 11:48 AM

What are "fake rumors"?

Eidorian · Oct 3, 2008, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xix

To anyone who rated this "positive": die in a fire.

Edit: Also, 4chan is not "unmoderated." Way to fact check.

Yeah anonymous image board != unmoderated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by velorapide

What are "fake rumors"?

I was going to say the same thing.

wonderbread57 · Oct 3, 2008, 11:52 AM

Can't we all do the world a favor and never mention failchan *ever*

theheadguy · Oct 3, 2008, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xix

To anyone who rated this "positive": die in a fire.
Edit: Also, 4chan is not "unmoderated." Way to fact check.

Sounds like someone did a tinkle in your cereal this morning. Piss of these boards, eh?

It's interesting how everyone has these conspiracy theories about why the person(s) did it and that serious investigations will occur due to stock price manipultion. That's enough to give a normal person a hearty laugh. Job's health has been a topic of intense interest for months now and they probably wanted to see if they were lucky enough to get it on CNN's page for a few minutes. The fact that it would make the front page of several news sites, I'm sure, was unexpected.

Continuing on this 'conspiracy theory' train of thought, whenever Apple does anything suspicious, 98% of the people here believe it to be absolutely ridiculous to imagine that Apple's intentions are anything but genuine and kind--without thinking (much like this thread). I'm not arguing that Apple is guilty of conspiring, but people's attitudes sure change very quickly around here. Bi-polar, anyone?

Niiro13 · Oct 3, 2008, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xix

To anyone who rated this "positive": die in a fire.

Edit: Also, 4chan is not "unmoderated." Way to fact check.

+1

Well, for all intents and purposes, /b/ is pretty much unmoderated.

No one should care too much if it came from 4chan...cause it's so full of normal people

Oct 3, 2008, 11:21 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Fake Rumors of Steve Jobs Heart Attack Circulate Last night, an individual started spreading fake rumors of Steve Jobs suffering from a heart attack. The story was posted to CNN's iReport "unedited" and "unfiltered" citizen journalism site and subsequently submitted to Digg.com. The Digg story then gained attention on 4chan, an unmoderated discussion board, which then proceeded to promote the story. 4chan most recently gained (even further) notoriety as the discussion forum where vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email account contents and password were posted. Apple's stock took a brief dip this morning based on the rumors. An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that the rumor is "not true". Article Link

Oct 3, 2008, 11:23 AM	#2
mainstreetmark macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL	A little bacon never hurt anyone. __________________ iTunesRegistry.com <-- v3.0 Now Playing

Oct 3, 2008, 11:25 AM	#4
jcb10 macrumors member Join Date: May 2008	I call shenanigans! Sounds like someone's short-selling, trying to pick up some cheap APPL.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:27 AM	#5
mario.guzman macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2008	Why? Low Life. Go out and meet people instead of trying to be funny.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:30 AM	#7
amac4me macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2005	My initial reaction here is that this was done to manipulate the stock price. Note how the stock spiked lower to $94.65. It's now hovering at $104 I'm sure the feds and SEC will investigate. __________________ Switch To A Mac http://switchtoamac.com

Oct 3, 2008, 11:25 AM	#3
elppa macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2003	Some people are sick.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:29 AM	#6
mikeinmontreal macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	Nice way to make $10 a share.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:31 AM	#8
lifeinhd macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_1_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5F138 Safari/525.20) brilliant. It was probably the next part of microsofts marketing strategy. __________________ I have a Mac and an iPod. What more do I need?

Oct 3, 2008, 11:32 AM	#9
Agent Smith macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON	Whoever did that seriously needs to get a life. That is among the lowest thing that you can do. However, it has highlighted the importance of Steve Jobs to Apple and the way that he is identified with the product. When Steve actually retires, I wonder what will happen to the stock then... __________________ Sati: The Oracle told me about you. Agent Smith: Really? What did she say? Sati: That you were a bad man. Agent Smith: Oh, I'm not so bad once you get to know me...

Oct 3, 2008, 11:32 AM	#10
mspman macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN	I SWEAR if I catch the &@#$&^@!$Y%&$)@#%#$!)@#$&%@&^!#)$&@$%&!^@#$)@#$%&@#)!#&%#$) who did this I'm going to rip him a new Macbook Air. I am SO TORQUED by this. My call options lost $1 in 10 minutes because of this and they're not exactly recovering right now. WHY THE HECK IS IT TRADING AT $104!! AAPL should be trading at $110 easy! Okay, rant over. Time for some relaxing music.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:34 AM	#11
xix Banned Join Date: Jun 2008	To anyone who rated this "positive": die in a fire. Edit: Also, 4chan is not "unmoderated." Way to fact check.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:35 AM	#12
depulse macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Europe	Sick humor. But has anyone seen Job's alive the last days?

Oct 3, 2008, 11:35 AM	#13
zyro70 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2008	Jobs better not be trying to get out of releasing those MB and MBP's.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:35 AM	#14
carfac macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006	This is what happens when you let ametures "try" and be reporters. CNN should be ashamed of themselves, and are ultimately responsible for this. As you can see, the stakes are just too high to let beginners (and bloggers!) pretend to be journalists... Journalists used to have ethics, and that included fact checking. That seems to have gone the way of the Dodo. CNN has thrown their ethics out the window by just ALLOWING "citizen" journalists, especially with no oversight. I see Lara Logan has been stealing Iraqi art from the war zone, many other things... Journalism just is not what it used to be at all. Last edited by carfac : Oct 3, 2008 at 11:42 AM.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:40 AM	#17
Manatee macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Washington DC	The fake Steve Jobs had a heart attack? __________________ Peter -- MBP 13" & 15", MBA 1G SSD, iPhone 3GS, 3G nano

Oct 3, 2008, 11:43 AM	#18
shadowmoses macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2005	Whoever stooped low enough to spread a rumor or a Jobs heart attack should be ashamed. It looks like there are many people out the get AAPL and it seems to be an easy job with AAPL stocks being so fickle based upon silly rumors... ShadoW __________________ UniBody MacBook Pro iPhone 3G Zen to Fitness

Oct 3, 2008, 11:44 AM	#19
chocolate macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2007	Filtering Since such nefarious acts manipulate, and potentially harm, our nations fragile market(s), perhaps the NSA can be persuaded to add new criteria to their filters. It would be boost to 'national security' to catch a few dweebs like this.

Oct 3, 2008, 11:46 AM	#20
kjs862 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island	This nonsense about Steve job's health is getting out of hand. __________________ Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz (1 Gen), 6.5GB Ram, X800XT, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Oct 3, 2008, 11:48 AM	#21
velorapide macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	What are "fake rumors"?

Oct 3, 2008, 11:52 AM	#23
wonderbread57 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2008	Can't we all do the world a favor and never mention failchan ever

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