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A verified AOC parody account got a boost from Elon Musk’s Twitter
NBC News ^ | May 31, 2023 | Kat Tenbarge and Ben Goggin

Posted on 06/01/2023 3:33:45 AM PDT by McGruff

A verified Twitter account mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has skyrocketed in followers and engagement over the last two days, with some help from Elon Musk. Twitter appeared to reinstate the once-banned account in May, with Musk soon interacting with it and boosting its following.

Twitter has promoted the parody account in other ways, too, including ranking it first in search results for “AOC,” above Ocasio-Cortez’s official account.

On Tuesday, the account garnered wide attention on the platform after the real Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has engaged it, boosting visibility. It is releasing false policy statements and gaining spread. I am assessing with my team how to move forward. In the meantime, be careful of what you see.”

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1 posted on 06/01/2023 3:33:45 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: everyone

Don’t anyone pile on.

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1663599965698916371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1663599965698916371%7Ctwgr%5E4ce63cbfceeca24b0011e562afcfdd7dfc31027e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FRhJADaJ%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1


2 posted on 06/01/2023 3:35:25 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody) @AOCpress

Printing money is the only way out of inflation.

6:25 PM · May 28, 2023

https://twitter.com/AOCpress


3 posted on 06/01/2023 3:40:48 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: McGruff

The fake account is smarter than the real one.


4 posted on 06/01/2023 3:44:16 AM PDT by George J. Jetso
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To: McGruff

I understand the common people and how much they suffer …

Before I was a bartender … I was fired from the M&M plant for throwing out the Ws.


5 posted on 06/01/2023 3:45:39 AM PDT by pas
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To: McGruff

Some of these tweets are priceless!


6 posted on 06/01/2023 3:48:09 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: McGruff

The real thing is funnier than the parody.


7 posted on 06/01/2023 3:49:06 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Soros on assisting the Nazis with the Holocaust: "That's when my character was made.")
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To: McGruff

Every time someone makes fun of AOC an angel gets its wings.


8 posted on 06/01/2023 3:58:14 AM PDT by George J. Jetso
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To: George J. Jetso
"It's time we stopped spending taxpayer money and started spending governments money."

"I went to the beach this morning and the water was really low. I went back this evening and the water was really high.
This is 100% proof of global warming."


9 posted on 06/01/2023 4:22:57 AM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good. )
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To: McGruff

“I am assessing with my team how to move forward. “

Those lines ... they just hate free speech.


10 posted on 06/01/2023 4:27:09 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Joe Biden is to elections as Lance Armstrong is to cycling.)
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To: George J. Jetso

I’ll have to check it out. I recall a few years ago some little girl was impersonating AOC in her Twitter account. LITTLE girl ... She had to stop due to death threats.


11 posted on 06/01/2023 4:29:22 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Joe Biden is to elections as Lance Armstrong is to cycling.)
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To: McGruff

This is truly one of the best accounts on Twitter right now. Brilliant and irreverent...plus the real AOC is melting down like the wicked witch of the west.


12 posted on 06/01/2023 4:53:03 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: MayflowerMadam

You left out the best part!

“In the meantime, be careful of what you see.”

Not “don’t believe everything you read” but “be careful what you see.”

What a little b*tch wannabe tyrant she is.


13 posted on 06/01/2023 5:18:56 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese proverb)
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To: Fresh Wind

Exactly, I became a Twitter Follower of this account two days ago. It went viral almost immediately.


14 posted on 06/01/2023 6:27:42 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: MayflowerMadam

Yes, Minny AOC


15 posted on 06/01/2023 6:28:35 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: McGruff
Leftists absolutely hate being ridiculed.

There must be a hundred Trump parody accounts on Twitter and you never hear a peep about it.

Parody a Leftist darling however, and they all get their panties up in a twist.

16 posted on 06/01/2023 6:30:45 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (5,301,904 Truth | 86,921,174 Twitter)
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To: McGruff

It exploded after AOC whined about it, lol


17 posted on 06/01/2023 6:41:10 AM PDT by mykroar (what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how. - J0eStalin)
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