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Microsoft, AP Disavow Story
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 16:44:35 -0500
NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. on Friday disavowed a joke circulating on the Internet in the form of a fake news story that said the software company planned to acquire the Roman Catholic church. The fake news story purported to have been written by The Associated Press. The news service said it had no connection with the joke. The joke has circulated on the Internet, the global network of computer networks, for at least a week. Microsoft issued its statement after several days of calls from people who thought the ``story'' might be true, company spokeswoman Christine Santucci said. ``Given the seriousness of the issue, it's not something we wanted to be associated with,'' she said. Neither Microsoft nor AP know where the fake story originated. Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., is the world's largest maker of personal computer software. The AP, headquartered in New York, is the world's largest news organization.
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