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YAASEH, or: Yet Another Apple Special Event Hoax

by David Chartier Feb 15th 2006 at 5:30PM

Apparently someone doesn't know how to enter our Create a Feb. 22 Apple Invite contest, as yet another Apple special event hoax launched this morning and was promptly debunked. This time around, the event involved Steve and Bono at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, March 1st, and the invitation included the slogan "Together we can fight it." Speculation immediately predicted a red iPod to coincide with Bono's fight against AIDS and other diseases in Africa.

iLounge was the first site I saw reporting that Apple had confirmed the event a hoax. However, a lot of Apple-related sites had already reported on the news and speculation of the event. Once confirmation broke that the event was a hoax, some sites, like MacNN, promptly removed their original reports in favor of a new article covering the situation as a known fake.

TUAW wants to take this opportunity to let readers know that when we're wrong - we're wrong. We'll update the original post with new information and thank whoever helped us keep our facts straight.

So sit tight, re-freeze the credit cards and move along. There's no Apple Special Event to see here (yet). In the meantime though, why not take a shot at our fake Apple Invite contest? While we don't have a red iPod for the winner, we do have an Apple logo stainless travel mug with your name on it.

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Jacob Varghese

"when we're wrong - we're wrong. We'll update the original post with new information and thank whoever helped us keep our facts straight. "

I don't think this is always the case.
Yesterday, you guys had a post on how to get around the lack of a shopping cart in iTunes (a standard iTunes feature for many, many versions).

http://www.tuaw.com/2006/02/15/tuaw-tip-itunes-music-store-wishlist/

"Many people lament the fact that they can't keep a wish list, or shopping cart, full of songs and shows that they might want to buy. "

February 16 2006 at 10:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Some Bloke

There WILL be a Red iPod soon... I promise.

February 16 2006 at 2:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan

AppleInsider rerouted the RSS feed from that article to another unrelated article as if they never made a mistake. I love AI for quality rumors (especially when TS is losing credibility), but that shows a lack of journalistic integrity, IMHO.

I applaud the TUAW pledge not to try to pull a fast one on us when a mistake is made!

February 16 2006 at 12:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iFelix

Alas I never saw the original and it is now a 404...

February 15 2006 at 8:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David Chartier

That was the funny part; that article, as you might notice, wasn't their original. It's a completely new article, and the old one has been entirely deleted.

February 15 2006 at 7:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iFelix

I like this last line on the MacNN article.

Many websites that initially reported the event have since pulled their stories without any correction, retraction, or other note.

Though they do add this editor's note...

(Editor's note: This article has been updated/corrected to reflect the true nature of the invite.)

February 15 2006 at 7:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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