What are some of the inaccurate statements made by microchip company executives?
The VeriChip Corporation and its affiliate companies Digital Angel and Destron Fearing have made numerous misstatements about the cancer studies to Business Week17, Time Magazine18, the RFID Journal19, and other media outlets. Perhaps the lengthiest and most incriminating of these statements was made by VeriChip CEO Scott Silverman in an article he authored for Business Week magazine in January 2008. The article, titled “Myths About Implantable Chips,”20 contained numerous false assertions that are reprinted below. A brief correction is provided beneath each statement, with greater detail provided in subsequent Q&A passages. Mr. Silverman wrote: “Last year a story was published by the Associated Press alleging implantable microchips cause cancer—an accusation we firmly dispute. This story referred to three studies that linked implantable microchips to malignant tumor formation.” That number is inaccurate. The AP actually reviewed eight studies that linked implantable microchips with ca
