Twitter does not enforce a “real name” policy, so it is possible for a person to run multiple accounts. A twitter account could be a bot, parody account or fake account. In this section we review the basics of Twitter identity and complete a short activity to verify the identity of a Twitter account.
Verifying twitter identity
Activity - Verify a twitter account
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- ↑ Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers
Twitter does not enforce a “real name” policy, so it is possible for a person to run multiple accounts. A twitter account could be a bot, parody account or fake account. In this section we review the basics of Twitter identity and complete a short activity to verify the identity of a Twitter account.
Stimulus resources
Verifying twitter identity
Read Verifying twitter identity in Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers.
Activity - Verify a twitter account
Complete the activity: Verify a twitter account[1].
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