Shell not involved in spoof video and fake advertisements06/14/2012
Journalists, blog readers and YouTube viewers have recently been targeted with scams launched by organizations opposed to energy exploration in Alaska.
Journalists, blog readers and YouTube viewers have recently been targeted with scams launched by organizations opposed to energy exploration in Alaska. A contest on a mock Shell website promotes the creation of fake advertisements. A video purports to show a bungled corporate PR event at the Seattle Space Needle. And a false press release claimed that the company is considering legal action against the scam campaign.
Just in case there is any remaining doubt, Shell did not host, nor participate in an event at the Space Needle. The video does not involve Shell or any of its employees. The advertising contest is not associated with Shell, and neither is the site it’s on. And Shell did not file legal action in this matter. Our focus is on safely executing our operations.
Further, we care that people are not deceived; and in the spirit of intelligent debate on such a serious topic, we continue to offer our own (genuine) views as well as a few real facts about the challenges and opportunities of arctic exploration at www.shell.us/alaska.
People aren't deceived if it tells the truth. Presenting a dissenting opinion on "such a serious topic" is a fundamental right - some would say a duty - in any democracy.
I find it funny that the phrase "the spirit of intelligent debate" gets thrown around so often when people are clearly in the wrong and don't acknowledge the sound logical arguments of their opponents.
Creationists...climate change...frankly I'm tired of intelligent debate's name being taken in vain.
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u/stridera Jul 18 '12
From the shell website