I have difficult news. We’ve learned that Mike Daisey’s story about Apple in China – which we broadcast in January – contained significant fabrications. We’re retracting the story because we can’t vouch for its truth. This is not a story we commissioned. It was an excerpt of Mike Daisey’s acclaimed one-man show « The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, » in which he talks about visiting a factory in China that makes iPhones and other Apple products.
» Retracting « Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory », This American Life. Ouch. L’un des plus célèbres podcasts américains se voit obliger de retirer son épisode le plus téléchargé parce que l’intervenant principal a inventé des éléments du reportage. Le mea culpa est en tous cas tout à leur honneur.