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Sports Twitter is getting rocked by fake verified accounts.
Being able to pay $8 for a blue check means there have already been hoax NBA trade rumors, NFL coach firings, and more.
Fake Schefter accounts have existed for years, duping people not looking for the check mark or scrutinizing the news. The difference now is that the Tweet as pictured gives absolutely no indication outside of the username @AdamSchefterNOT that would lead people to know it’s not the actual ESPN NFL insider.
Who could have ever seen this extremely obvious situation unfolding exactly as it has?
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