Fake account impersonating an OpenAI employee gains 14K followers on X, exposing verification gaps
Daniel_Farinax · x · 2026-09-27
An account impersonating OpenAI's @kungflukenny gained 14K followers in days by changing its name, deleting old posts and farming follow-backs. The real Kenny built a custom tool to warn followers of the fake account, and the poster argues X needs a fast mechanism to verify impersonation claims, tagging X executives.
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