Took my Ipod Touch that had stopped charging by the Apple store on Monday and they replaced it with a new one. It was quick and painless. I didn’t have to beg or fuss. The dude, whose name ironically is Steve for all those who know my latest nickname, was really cool and helpful. I am having a great customer service month. So, Kudos to Apple!
With Halloween approaching, here’s a funny video from the Onion that was posted last year. Note: this is not a real newscast.
Speaking of fake news, a group emailed some major news organizations claiming to be the US Chamber of Commerce a few days ago. The group stated that the Chamber was going to reverse it’s position on climate change and hold a press conference. Reuters picked up the story and ran with it. The group even held a fake press conference which was interrupted by a real rep from the Chamber. On Fox, they reported the Reuters headline while at the same time calling the Chamber for confirmation. The Chamber denied the news and Fox reported that the Reuters report may be an error. Reporters actually showed up to the fake press conference and were angered when it was interrupted. A quick phone call, email, or fact check would have saved these reporters some major embaressment. I guess I’m posting this because of the news media inability to fact check their sources lately. Just in the past week many news organizations falsely attributed quotes to Rush Limbaugh about slavery and James Earl Ray. The uproar lead to Limbaugh losing his spot on an ownership bid for the St. Louis Rams. We do this a lot in our lives. It’s called gossip. One of the 10 commandments even deals with “bearing false witness.” Without further delay, here’s the video of the fake press conference.
And finally, here’s my favorite “fake” press conference of all time. Louie Giglio back-tracking on Twitter.