It used to mean thatTwitter had checked you are who you claim to be. The only thing it means is that you have to pay eight dollars to join the club because Musk decided that anyone can buy a "verified" check mark without any verification at all.
Some funny things have happened in the hours since.
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A parody account called Jesus Christ was verified.
Aroldis Chapman, Connor McDavid, and others are being impersonated as well, which is why the sister site of ours is following it. The Snopes wanted to run an article about how the Raiders didn't fire Josh McDaniels.
Some of these accounts have had their accounts suspended, such as fake Nintendo, fake Trump, and fake Valve. Mario was up for two hours. Others are alive and well. The company says it is going after people who are pretending to be others. It looks like it will be a game of whacka-mole.
While Musk has claimed that this new system will deter spammers, it is now crystal clear how it can empower fake news, as users can still check to see why an account was verified if they click or tap on the badges.
Muskkilled the two-tier check mark system after just a few hours.
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