A new parody Twitter account that paid for a checkmark badge and chose a display name of an ESPN analyst tweeted that the Raiders coach was fired. The credible-looking tweet received nearly 10,000 engagements. Twitter suspended the account after two hours.
On Nov. 9, 2022, ESPN analyst Adam Schefter reported that Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels had been fired.In November 2022, a brand new Twitter account with the handle @AdamSchefterN0T and a display name matching that of ESPN analyst Adam Schefter
that Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels had been fired."Josh McDaniels is out as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, sources tell ESPN," the tweet read.Besides the Twitter handle including the word"N0T" , the account's bio and pinned tweet said that it publishes"parody." The @AdamSchefterN0T account looked to have paid for the new Twitter service that provided a checkmark badge, which appeared the same as verification badges had in the past. This made the purported news appear more credible. It was suspended after the tweet had been live for around two hours and had received close to 10,000 engagements.
Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, previously said that he would"permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another," according to
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