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Kotaku reports that Peter Molyneux’s 16-year parody Twitter account Molydeux is retiring as his real game Masters of Albion nears release, with creator Adam Capone saying the industry’s shift away from unfiltered hype toward creative risk-taking inspired this farewell.
A parody account on social media falsely claimed that Fox News reported that former President Donald Trump's defense attorney, Alina Habba, had a law firm with five federal tax liens totaling $1.7 million. The claim originated from a satirical post and was not based on any factual reporting. While Habba and her husband do have some tax liens, the amount is significantly lower than what was claimed. ABC News has reported that Habba's law firm has been paid $3.6 million from Trump's political action committees.
Retired NFL quarterback Andrew Luck made a surprise appearance at the San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants game dressed as his parody Twitter persona, Captain Andrew Luck. The parody account portrayed Luck as a Civil War captain who wrote "dispatches" to his mother after every game. Luck leaned into the parody during the Prime Video broadcast, donning a Union soldier uniform and participating in postgame trivia. Since retiring from football in 2019, Luck has made occasional public appearances and is now coaching football at Palo Alto High School while pursuing a master's degree in education at Stanford University.
A troll has impersonated Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino by creating a parody account with a handle one letter off from her old username. The account, which includes the word "parody" in its bio, has been posting jokes and linking to xvideos.com. While Twitter allows parody accounts as long as they are clearly labeled, it is expected that the account will be short-lived due to Elon Musk's tendency to break or change company rules. The article also highlights the controversy surrounding Twitter's recent name change to "X" and the unauthorized removal of the iconic Twitter logo from its headquarters.
A parody Twitter account that appeared to be related to MTV's show The Challenge was given a gold check mark, despite being unaffiliated with the network. The account posted violent videos and memes, and it is unknown how it received the verification. Twitter also suspended a fake Disney Junior account and gave a gold check mark to a far-right political party that was previously banned for hate speech.
Twitter mistakenly awarded a gold verification badge to a parody Disney account, @DisneyJuniorUK, which had published racial slurs. The account was suspended after Variety contacted Disney. The real Disney Junior U.K. network ceased operating in Oct. 2020, with its corresponding Twitter account shut down at the same time. Gold verification badges cost $1,000 per month, although the social media company has currently waived the fee for its largest advertising clients and most-followed brands.