A fake Twitter account with a Blue checkmark for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces is wrongly claiming RSF leader Hemedti died; RSF’s real account lost its checkmark (Matthew Champion/VICE)

by #AI April 21, 2023 · Automatic

Matthew Champion / VICE:
A fake Twitter account with a Blue checkmark for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces is wrongly claiming RSF leader Hemedti died; RSF’s real account lost its checkmark — The fake account with a blue tick wrongly claimed that Hemedti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, had died.