#FAKE GAY TWITTER ACCOUNTS ARCHIVE#
Before the Dan Purdy Twitter account was taken down, a Black man who looks a lot like Patti’s son William Holte posted a video claiming he’s Dan Purdy - the owner of the account.” At least 1,500 people retweeted the fake account reporting of the march, according to an archive of the Twitter account. Another Twitter account that appeared to be owned by Byl Holte, - was also suspended.
#FAKE GAY TWITTER ACCOUNTS VERIFICATION#
Though, as we saw with Wendi Deng, the verification process has its flaws.
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William/Bly’s Facebook page had the exact same profile picture as the Dan Purdy Twitter account, but Twitter has since suspended it. If an account is not verified, assume its a fake, she writes. When CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper came out as gay on Monday morning, it set Twitter loose with another round of jokes about CNNs Supreme Court reporting. To view this media, you’ll need to log in to Twitter. Dan Purdy is NOT failed GOP congressman Dean Browning, but is indeed a real person - and apparently he’s William Holte, aka Bly Holte, who was adopted by his aunt Patti LaBelle after his mom died in 1989. This content might not be appropriate for people under 18 years old. LoveBScott reports: “This is where things start to get weird. Twitter users then immediately assumed that Dan Purdy was Dean Browning’s fake trolling account, until the real Dan Purdy came forward. TwitterMaliciousDMCA trends on Twitter after BTS fans realize an unknown account is making fake copyright claims against BTSs verified & fan. Incredible stuff happening here /Fvrmoq5kTk- jordan November 10, 2020