Twitter user identity

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


Activity - Verify a twitter account

Complete the activity: Verify a twitter account[1].

Share your thoughts on Twitter identity by posting a comment on the course forum. For example:

  • I didn’t realize that …
  • I was surprised by …
  • I don’t think that …

Note: Your comment will be displayed in the course feed.


References
  1. Caulfield, M. A. (2017). Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

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