Medium Faces The Same Fake Problem As Twitter

Did Elon Musk Predict The End Of Medium?

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Have you seen this tweet?

BREAKING: A second Tesla has hit the World Trade Center (Twitter)

The official account for Tesla made this tweet. We know it’s real (Snopes says it’s not real) because it has the Verified blue checkmark that means you can trust who you’re talking to isn’t fake.

If you’ve seen this tweet claiming a second Tesla has hit the World Trade Center, you know how bad the problem is getting for Elon Musk and Twitter.

But if you’re older than yesterday, you know how bad the problem of fakes and con artists has always been for every social media platform.

For the low price of $8, Elon Musk has just made it obvious.

Medium’s user demographics reveal the true victims of harmless fakes

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