Technology
Warren Buffett fake account blowing up on Twitter
-
Someone with the Twitter handle @warrenbuffet99 has
created an account claiming to be Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren
Buffett, and is raking in followers. -
The account was created in December 2016 and sent at
least 11 tweets on Monday morning, adding thousands of
followers. -
The real @WarrenBuffett account
is verified and spells his last name correctly.
An unverified Twitter account with the handle @warrenbuffet99 has
amassed a cult following on the social-media platform.
The account, which was started in December 2016 but doesn’t
appear to have tweeted until Saturday, had over 41,000 followers
as of Monday morning.
At least three things should have set off alarm bells for anyone
who stumbled upon this account:
- It’s unverified (the real @WarrenBuffett account
is). - The tweets hardly have anything to do with Berkshire
Hathaway, the company Buffett runs, or financial markets or
investing — things that most people look to Warren Buffett for
advice on. - The account spells Buffett with one ‘t’ instead of two.
The tweets were all motivational and have been shared several
thousand times, like this one on how to be cool:
Twitter/@warrenbuffet99
How to be healthy:
And how to be smart:
Twitter/@warrenbuffet99
It’s against Twitter’s terms of service to create an account
impersonating another person.
-
Business7 days ago
London’s first defense tech hackathon brings Ukraine war closer to the city’s startups
-
Business7 days ago
Humanoid robots are learning to fall well
-
Entertainment6 days ago
2024 summer TV preview: 33 TV shows to watch this summer
-
Business5 days ago
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform
-
Business3 days ago
Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
-
Entertainment5 days ago
‘Bridgerton’: Everything you need to remember before Season 3
-
Entertainment4 days ago
Hands-on with the Claude AI app: It’s pleasant to use, but janky
-
Entertainment3 days ago
5 essential gadgets for turning your home into a self-care sanctuary