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We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator

Twitter has been selling blue check marks to any account for $8, including our test imposter accounts for Blaire Erskine and Sen. Ed Markey. That makes it mostly worthless.

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Two blue ribbons portraying Twitter verifications on a beige background. One ribbon has a white checkmark. The second ribbon has a white question mark.
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There are now two Blaire Erskines on Twitter. One is a popular comedian with a photo of a cat and a check mark next to her name saying she is “verified.”

The other Blaire Erskine has a photo of a cat and a check mark saying she’s “verified.” But this one is actually me.