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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Twitter struggles to keep up with 'verified' impersonator accounts - Daily Mail

Twitter is struggling to keep up with impersonator accounts following new CEO Elon Musk's revamp of the platform's verification system.

Users have noticed a wave of accounts easily being able to impersonate celebrities by changing the name on their account and paying to get a blue tick next to it.

For example, Twitter user @nlntendodoofus was able to change their account name to 'Nintendo of America' and get a blue tick to make it look official.

Before being suspended, the fake Nintendo account tweeted an image of the Japanese firm's mascot Mario with its middle finger up.

Meanwhile, a LeBron James parody account claimed the basketball player was 'officially requesting a trade' from his current side LA Lakers to another team.

And another account fooled users into thinking it was former US President Donald Trump simply tweeted: 'This is why Elon Musk's plan doesn't work.'

Other people impersonated were former President George W Bush – who appeared to post a distasteful tweet about Iraq – and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Jesus Christ, an existing parody account on Twitter, was also able to get verified with a tick, making it look like our lord and saviour really is now on Twitter.

Although many of the tweets have a funny side, experts are concerned Musk's changes are making misinformation on the platform even worse.

One user was able to impersonate George W Bush and post an offensive tweet about Iraq. Impersonating famous people is nothing new at Twitter - but Musk's...



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