Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) finds herself in a fight with herself—well, a parody account that seems to be a little too good at its job.
AOC recently took to Twitter to express her concern about a parody account (you should follow if you’re not already) that was impersonating her. “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,” she tweeted. The Congresswoman is currently assessing with her team how to move forward.
The parody account is having a field day. With a bio that reads, “Saying the quiet part out loud. (parody)”, the account isn’t trying to hide its intentions. The tweets range from the absurd, such as “Every time my boyfriend farts – I make him plant a tree to offset his carbon emissions,” to the hilarious, “If the government can print money, citizens should be allowed to. If we had money printers in each household, everyone would be rich and the economy would be booming.”
The parody account also seems to be well aware of real AOC’s concerns and is still joking:
While AOC is understandably upset about the potential for misinformation, the parody account is just that—a parody. It’s a classic case of satire meets social media, and the results are a comedic goldmine. Twitter is never short of entertainment.
In the meantime, we wait with bated breath for AOC’s next move. Will she manage to get the parody account taken down, or will the account continue to churn out its comedic content?
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