'Twitter is done': Verified account impersonates George W Bush and tweets 'I miss killing Iraqis'
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Fake Twitter accounts have exploded across the platform after new owner Elon Musk scrapped the site’s verification policies as trolls impersonate famous figures including former US President George W Bush. On Thursday, November 10, a fake account with the blue tick verification badge tweeted as "George W Bush", “I miss killing Iraqis [sad face emoji].” Another fake account posing as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair then reposted the tweet. "Same tbh [to be honest]," it wrote.
According to HuffPost, Twitter instantly suspended both accounts, but the individual pretending to be George W Bush gave an explanation of why he had chosen to pay $8 to get his account verified. He wrote, “Y’all are missing the point about the $8. It’s a small price to make this app completely unusable and I’m assuming he is going to quickly learn we can get refunds from the credit cards we used if he suspends us prior to a month. Is what I would say if I was someone other than the greatest president America has ever known.”
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