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College Football

‘Richard G. West,’ the fake reporter from the Jordan Burns story, is back in the news with fake tweets about GameDay

"West" tweeted a 2016 photo as proof "Tennessee students have already began to get their spot" for ESPN's College GameDay.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 22, 2022 0
Local Networks

CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS falls for fake news from fake account, reports that Gerard Gallant’s been named New Jersey Devils head coach

No, @NJDevills is not a trusted source of New Jersey Devils' news.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 30, 2020 0
MLB

Carlos Beltrán-defending “Iván B” Twitter account is linked to an “Iván Beltrán” e-mail address, which is Carlos Beltrán’s middle name

The "Iván B" account was created Tuesday night. Its only replies so far are defending Beltrán. And it appears to be linked to an "Iván Beltrán" e-mail address.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 15, 2020 2
Fox

Skip Bayless cites fake report from Twitter troll SportsTalkBarry on Chris Paul mocking James Harden “for having manboobs”

"There was the one report yesterday that this got so bad in practice going back two years ago that Chris Paul was making fun of Harden's manboobs in practice to the point where he broke down in tears and had to leave a couple of practices."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 19, 2019 1
Local Networks

Family visits Diamondbacks’ booth at invitation of fake Steve Berthiaume account, surprising real Berthiaume

Michael Ravare's invitation to visit the Diamondbacks' booth came from a fake Steve Berthiaume account, leading to some on-broadcast awkwardness.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 31, 2019 0
NCAA

Fake reporter tweeted that Colgate’s Jordan Burns missed a flight and took an Uber, fooled CBS and Burns’ mom

A fake reporter account that's been around since December got almost 10,000 likes for a false report of a Colgate player missing a flight, a report subsequently picked up by some CBS local sites. That report even fooled the player's mom.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 21, 2019 1
International

Johnny Manziel calls out “Real Dick Tator,” a Twitter account pretending to be an ESPN reporter, so “Tator” frames the tweet

No, "@RealDickTator" is not actually an ESPN reporter.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 27, 2019 0

NBA

After Ringer investigation, Bryan Colangelo admits one secret Twitter account, but is accused of running others that leaked medical info

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