In The Verge’s article from the week following the highly anticipated release of Apple’s Iphone 6 and 6 Plus, wrote about the controversy of the bending of these new devices. The title is as stated, ” Apple says Iphone 6 Plus bending through normal use is ‘extremely rare.’ Apple has released a press statement saying that although there has been much controversy behind their bending products, they have only received a mere 9 complaints from users. Many users have sought to Youtube to show the bending of the Iphone, but reviews online by Verge and multiple other online blogs/articles have yet to show signs of this ‘bendgate’ story. Apple also said in their press release that yes, the Iphone will bend, but only in extreme cases where the phone is forcibly bent and not in most normal day situations. This conspiracy however has not stopped the sales of the new Iphone, where the Iphone 6 Plus has remained sold-out at most retailers. What I want you to take from this article is the power of social media and the words of others. It shows how such a large figure head company like Apple often takes a lot of hate and judgement of the company as a whole and their products. This is often far from true and the truth is stretched in order to keep the stories interesting. Social media has migrated into smartphones, tablets and computers, and is always with us. In another example, like during disasters and such, people often reach out to families and friends through this innovative source of communication. But what we need to understand is that social media is used to move around opinions, not facts, and therefore we need to carefully analyze one’s opinion before we use it as a factual statement.