It would take him a few seconds to sign a message with genesis key or one of the keys associated with Satoshi. And that would immediately clear his name and make fools of all the doubters. But no, instead he came up with a BS post followed by an apology.

If he's Satoshi and lost the private keys or can't access them for some reason, then he should have stayed anonymous . It is obvious that people would demand a better proof than what he showed. There aren't any good scenarios for him:

- He's not Satoshi: He's getting what he deserves
- He's Satoshi but all his stuff is locked somewhere else: He's also getting what he deserves for not showing the slightest foresight
- He's Satoshi and he's toying with us: He's getting what he deserves for being a douche

The media can be crappy but he was the one who contacted them. Now they are just doing the fact checking that they should have done in the first place before. So what if they are now calling a liar, no one really cares anyway. They are covering their ass and that story will blow away like it did before.

Nice try Craig but you are still gonna have to pay your bills.