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In December 2014, several deceitful websites published articles which claimed that Michael Jordan cared more about profits than the people who buy his shoes. The first article was published by the Naha Daily: The article was shared more than 50,000 times on Facebook within a day of its publication, and many readers seemed to believe Jordan had been quoted accurately by the Naha Daily. Despite the web site's insistence that Michael Jordan really did say these things to a Footaction employee, the article is completely false. A statement at the bottom of the web site states the Naha Daily is a daily satirical news source. Meaning complete fiction. On 18 December 2014, Celebtricity published a similar article about his Airness: While the Celebtricity article, much like the Naha Daily story, is a work of fiction, it does touch on a genuine issue. Michael Jordan's business practices have been criticized in the past. On 28 December 2011, shortly after the release of Air Jordan XI Concords caused a rash of violence around the United States, ESPN penned an editorial condemning Jordan and Nike for hyping their shoes and then releasing them in limited quantities:
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