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      Fake Account Impersonating Nobel Laureate In Economics Abhijit Banerjee Crops Up

      CNBC-TV18 fell for the fake Abhijit Banerjee Twitter account tagging it in a now deleted tweet.

      By - Anmol Alphonso |
      Published -  14 Oct 2019 8:42 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      fake-twitter-account Abhijit Banerjee

      A parody Twitter account changed it's account name to Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee, soon after the latter was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for 2019 along with two others.

      ALSO READ - Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo And Michael Kramer Win 2019 Nobel In Economics

      https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1183681045591445504?s=20

      CNBC-TV18 tags fake account

      CNBC-TV18 fell for the fake Twitter account and tagged it in a now deleted tweet that read, "@ArvindKejriwal and @MamataOfficial congratulate Abhijit Banerjee (@Polytikle) on Twitter for winning the #NobelPrize in Economics".

      Abhijit Banerjii fake ac cnbc
      Now deleted tweet

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      From 'Parody' to 'Economist'

      The Twitter account with the user handle (@Polytikle) changed it's account display name to Abhijt Banerjee and started impersonating the economist from it's previous display name 'Not That Swaraj'.

      Previous handle name (1)
      Name change From Not That Swaraj to Abhijit Banerjee

      Click here to view an archive of the old account.

      The handle name (@Polytikle) remained the same which helps confirm both are the same account. The account had over 6500 followers at the time of writing this story.

      Additionally, the account changed its profile picture to Abhijit Banerjee's image used in The Noble Prize's tweet and replaced the word 'Parody' in it's profile to 'Economist'.

      Fake Account 'Thanks' congratulatory messages coming in

      The fake Twitter account went on to accept congratulatory messages by thanking people wishing Banerjee.

      Abhijit Ak
      Tweet to Arvind Kejriwal

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      Abhijit Mamta
      Tweet to Banerjee

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      Tweet to Jignesh
      Tweet to Mevani

      Click here to view, and here for an archive.

      Click here to view an archive of the account's replies.

      Several netizens have also been tweeting congratulatory messages to the account.

      Abhijit tweet fake
      Tweet

      BOOM has previously highlighted Fake Twitter accounts impersonating prominent people on Twitter. (here, here)

      Also Read: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo And Michael Kramer Win 2019 Nobel In Economics

      Tags

      2019 Sveriges Riksbank PrizeAbhijit BanerjeeCNBC-TV18 NewsEconomic SciencesEconomics NobelEconomistfake accountfake newsfeaturedJNUparody accountSushma SwarajTwitter
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      Claim :   Abhijit Banerjee's Twitter
      Claimed By :  Twitter
      Fact Check :  FALSE
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