Fake Bitcoin news wave hits Apple, Amazon, and now Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is the third corporate titan targeted by fake Bitcoin news in the past month, prompting the petrochemical overlord to quash claims it was to mine the cryptocurrency earlier this week.
“With reference to recent reports claiming that [we] will embark on Bitcoin mining activities, [Saudi] Aramco confirms that these claims are completely false and inaccurate.”
Apple and Amazon — the first and fifth most valuable stocks in the world — both got the same treatment last month.
“Rumors that #Apple have purchased more than [$2 billion] in #Bitcoin,” complete with flushed face and Bitcoin emoji.
Hypebeast wrote “Apple Bought $2.5B USD Worth of Bitcoin” before adding the ‘rumored’ part at a later point.
London’s CityAM opted for a similar, longer headline but avoided weighing in (“Rumours of Apple Bitcoin purchase swirl on social media, but are they to be believed?”).
