I think we can all agree that blue check marks shouldn't be misrepresenting who they are.
That said, the 'outrage' to this is pure political games. Don't be a sucker.
That said, the 'outrage' to this is pure political games. Don't be a sucker.
I've worked enough in politics and the marketing side of things to know that the conversation about this gimmick went something like:
"We can 'fact check' during the debates as a way to increase engagement on Twitter, etc."
not like
"We can change our Twitter handle to trick people into thinking our falsehoods are facts."
And if you believe their goal was nefarious, then congrats: you're playing the gross political game.
Due to the way twitter is designed (badly) it's very easy not to notice the account username. A lot more emphasis is put on the account display name.