public static function maybeSpoofQuery() {

			// hijack this method right up front if it's a password protected post and the password isn't entered
			if ( is_single() && post_password_required() || is_feed() ) {
				return;
			}

			$wp_query = tribe_get_global_query_object();

			if ( $wp_query->is_main_query() && tribe_is_event_query() && tribe_get_option( 'tribeEventsTemplate', 'default' ) != '' ) {

				// we need to ensure that we always enter the loop, whether or not there are any events in the actual query

				$spoofed_post = self::spoofed_post();

				$GLOBALS['post']      = $spoofed_post;
				$wp_query->posts[]    = $spoofed_post;
				$wp_query->post_count = count( $wp_query->posts );

				$wp_query->spoofed = true;
				$wp_query->rewind_posts();

			}
		}