Joe Rogan Experience #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17 · Aired Aug 13, 2026
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The iPhone was not yet available in 2007.
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What the evidence shows
The original iPhone was announced in January 2007 and went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, so it was available for the second half of that year. The speaker's point that there was no iPhone yet fits early 2007, before launch. As written, the claim that the iPhone was not available at all in 2007 is wrong. Falsifier: a source showing the first iPhone did not ship until 2008 would flip this verdict.
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Quick answer
Is it true that the iPhone was not yet available in 2007?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The original iPhone was announced in January 2007 and went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, so it was available for the second half of that year. The speaker's point that there was no iPhone yet fits early 2007, before launch. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17, aired Aug 13, 2026, at 1:38:01. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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