A lie can go viral before the truth can get the sniffles

Earlier today it was reported that a guy who bought the first iPhone 6 in Australia dropped and smashed it. Specifically, the story was that it dropped as he opened up the box for a reporter. Sure enough, this is the video showing it happening:

But that was the reporter recapping what happened in a previous segment. Here’s the previous segment and – spoiler – this one doesn’t cut off. And in this one the iPhone appears to be fine.