A hoax heard around the world traveled through the Mac community fast enough on Friday to have an immediate effect on Apple's already battered stock, causing as much as a 5.4 percent drop after a false story was posted on CNN's iReport website. The iReport in question claimed insider ...

Although I have ruthlessly defended new media's potential for legitimacy as a news source, nobody said citizen journalism was a flawless concept. Today a story was posted at iReport.com claiming that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a severe heart attack. He did not. read more

This is a rumor that was reported on CNN's iReport site by one of its "citizen journalists" this morning. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL ) denied the rumor and iReport, which kept the post live from about 7:30 this morning to 10:15am , has since removed the post from its site. Needless to say, ...

This morning a CNN iReport poster reported that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the Emergency Room after a severe heart attack. Apple has categorically denied the false report. “Citizen journalism” apparently just failed its first significant test. A CNN iReport poster reported ...

Apple has categorically denied a citizen report published to the CNN iReport website early Friday claiming that chief executive Steve Jobs had been rushed to a local ER following a major heart attack.

Someone with a sick sense of humor posted a story on CNN's iReport section saying Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack this morning. I just got off the phone with Apple PR who says it's not true. Here's an...

Bloomberg reports that the SEC is probing whether a false report of a Steve Jobs heart attack was posted in order to drive down Apple’s stock price.

The SEC is investigating the false report that Steve Jobs had a heart attack to determine if it was an attempt to influence stock prices. CNN is cooperating by handing over the relevant user data. Read More...

As Apple boss Steve Jobs was reported on a CNN site that he had suffered from a heart attack, the disturbing news sent Apple share crashing down 9 percent, it was later discovered to be a false report but it was to late the damage had been done to the Apple stock. The report was found on ...

Over the weekend I had an inbox full of reports that Steve Jobs had a massive heart attack, and was rushed to the hospital. There was report on CNN’s iReport.com - which turned out to be COMPLETELY untrue, that stated this. Apple’s stock took a serious hit when the ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into the false report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack. Apple's stock price took a nose dive after a "citizen journalism" report appeared on CNN's iReport Web site Friday morning...

The SEC said on Friday that it would investigate a false claim made earlier in the day that Apple chief Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack. The hunt is prompted after the reportedly inaccurate assertion, made on CNN's iReport citizen journalism site, triggered a panic sell-off in the stock ...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs did not, we repeat did NOT, suffer a heart attack . The rumor spread like wildfire on Twitter after a "citizen journalist" on CNN's iReport attributed an anonymous source. The SEC is investigatinge. Back to reality: Times are tough for tech and getting worse. Microsoft's ...

This morning a false report hit the web via CNN’s iReport that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a massive heart attack. The report was categorically denied, but not before hammering Apple’s stock price down to their lowest closing price in 52 weeks. Fortunately, the SEC has announced ...

Posted by Dennis Sellers The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the origin of a false report on a CNN citizen journalist web site that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a heart attack and was hospitalized, reports Bloomberg .

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday it's investigating whether a false report that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack was published in a effort to manipulate the company's stock price.

A citizen journalist posting to CNN’s iReport website early today had Steve Jobs being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after suffering a heart attack. Katie Cotton, Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide Communications quickly shot the rumor down as false, though not before ...

After recovering to a price as high as $106 a share following the crazy Steve Jobs Heart Attack rumor from this morning, Apple stock has taken a another turn southward on no specific news. As of 2:55 PM EDT it's...

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A false CNN iReport post claiming that Steve Jobs had a heart attack caused Apple’s stock price to temporarily tumble Friday. But it also raised questions about potential pitfalls posed by citizen journalism, Computerworld says.