Shark Week: Discovery Channel is Getting Eaten Alive over Phelps Flop

One week that I look forward to every year is Shark Week. Something about watching these giant creatures lurk in the waters makes me glad that I'm safe on a couch and have never seen one out in the wild. This year The Discovery Channel did something a little different to attract viewers. They created the following video, claiming that Michael Phelps would race against a shark to see who is fastest.

The race that was aired, however, left a lot to be desired. Spoiler alert: Michael Phelps does not race next to a real shark. Discovery Channel used a CGI, Computer Generated Image, to "race" next to Phelps in the video. 

Thousands of people angrily tweeted about the event, saying that they felt misled and lied to. So far, The Discovery Channel has not responded to the backlash over this poor kickoff to Shark Week. How do you feel about this promotion? Do you think it was false advertising, or was it obvious that he would never be in a side-by-side race with a shark?