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Fake reporter "Richard G. West."

‘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
Fake reporter Richard West spread a false story about Colgate's Jordan Burns, and many bought it.

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

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