Outline
Message circulating via social media claims that Samsung paid a 1 billion dollar patent infringement penalty to Apple in 5 cent coins delivered in more than 30 trucks.
Brief Analysis
No, Samsung did NOT pay Apple in five cent coins and has no intention of doing so. The message is a hoax. The story began life on a satirical humour site, but soon escaped the confines of its original context and began circulating in the guise of a genuine news item. The image shown in many of the messages has been posted online since at least 2007 and reportedly depicts one-cent blanks that would later be struck into pennies.
Example
Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins
This morning more than 30 trucks filled with 5-cent coins arrived at Apple’s headquarters in California. I
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