Elon Musk’s rollout and subsequent withdrawal of Twitter Blue, which gave accounts access to blue ticks if they paid a monthly fee of $7.99, has been nothing short of disastrous from inception to the present.

After the rollout, Musk and Twitter faced an influx of parody and troll accounts masquerading as high-profile individuals and organizations, and in some cases the accounts were so close that it was impossible to tell if it was real, making many users confused. This reportedly caused Twitter to pause the ability to subscribe on Friday.

One of the first parody accounts was @AdamSchefterN0T, an account operated by an anonymous 18-year-old who posed as NFL analyst Adam Schefter (complete with a new blue check) and began fooling millions in a series of viral Tweets which landed him in hot water and with an eventual Twitter suspension.

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The account was extremely compelling, as it used the same avatar, display name, bio, and syntax in tweets as the real Adam Schefter account, except for one discrepancy – the @ handle was different.

@AdamSchefterN0T first caused a stir when it tweeted that the head coach of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, Josh McDaniels, had been fired, and on the face of it for those scrolling through their feed, the display name and blue checkmark next to Schefter’s name appear legit, fueling rumors and fire on the site.

Musk said earlier in his takeover that parody accounts must state in their bios that they are parody accounts.

However, the 19-year-old behind the fake Schefter account insisted he adhered to Musk’s original guidelines because he pinned a Tweet at the top of the profile stating: “I’m not Adam Schefter, this is a parody account. .”

Other viral claims from the account include other fake NFL related news that the Dallas Cowboys Odell Beckham Jr. and that Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was suspended for anti-Semitic related interests.

“I think Musk buying Twitter was a shift in people being more vocal on the platform without fear of cancellation,” the account owner said. Daily Point. “My bio and pinned tweet clearly state that I should not take my tweet as fact, simply clicking on my profile informs the user that this account is a parody.”

The account supposedly led to Musk’s new policy that parody accounts must now include “parody” in their names as well.

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To be more precise, accounts that do parody impersonations. Basically it’s not okay to fool people.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Nov 11, 2022

“In order not to confuse others about the affiliation of an account, parody, commentary and fan accounts must be distinguished in BOTH their account name and their biography,” the statement reads. “The account name should clearly indicate that the account is not affiliated with the subject portrayed in the profile.”

Musk has not publicly responded directly to the @AdamSchefterN0T profile.