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August 2, 2021 04:19 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/2/22605871/twitter-cormac-mccarthy-verified-fake-account
Twitter verifies fake Cormac McCarthy account (again)
Twitter’s verification process is notoriously slapdash, but you’d expect the company not to fall for the exact same fake twice, right? Wrong!
In 2012, Twitter verified an account supposedly belonging to illustrious author Cormac McCarthy, which was in reality started by an unpublished novelist. Now, in 2021, it’s done the same thing again, briefly verifying a second McCarthy fake under the handle @CormacMcCrthy.
The account has now been un-verified, but a representative for McCarthy’s agent at ICM Partners confirmed to The Verge that it was fake. “I can confirm that this is definitely not a genuine Cormac McCarthy account,” they said. “Twitter is aware of this situation and we hope to have the issue resolved shortly.” Twitter has yet...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/2/22605871/twitter-cormac-mccarthy-verified-fake-account
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