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I think we can all agree that blue check marks shouldn't be misrepresenting who they are. That said, the 'outrage' to this is pure political games. Don't be a
by barsonme 7y ago
I think we can all agree that blue check marks shouldn't be misrepresenting who they are.
That said, the 'outrage' to this is pure political games. Don't be a sucker.
- jonplackett 7y agoI disagree, this is genuine deceptive behaviour. Due to the way twitter is designed (badly) it's very easy not to notice the account username. A lot more emphasis is put on the account display name.
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- thehenster 7y agoSo you think it's wrong.. but a reaction to something wrong is purely political gaming? Illogical.
- barsonme 7y agoIntent matters. I don't think they were intending to mislead people. I've worked enough in politics and the marketing side of things to know that the conversation about this gimmick went something like: "We can 'fact check' during the debates as a way to increase engagement on Twitter, etc." not like "We can change our Twitter handle to trick people into thinking our falsehoods are facts." And if you believe their goal was nefarious, then congrats: you're playing the gross political game.
- thehenster 7y agoAn official party social media account changing it's branding to masquarade as a fact checking service during a televised debate? The intent to mislead is clear.
- happytoexplain 7y agoA confusing stance.
- JonoW 7y agoIt's really not. This seems such an obviously devious thing to have done, that I'm amazed they have been so brazen in it. They deserve all the outrage.