Many so called citizen journalists who helped spread the fake Kim Kardashian's tweet will be ashamed to learn that a mischievous young man orchestrated it all.


I’m not about to make him more popular than he is because, apparently, that is his only goal. So, I won’t publish his Twitter handle. I might send it to you via email if you ask.


A few Nigerians have traced the original tweet to him and his Twitter timeline is full of invectives from angry Nigerians who had initially fallen for the hoax.


It is also clear he is not repentant, as his TL is full of tweets savouring the global success of his latest hoax and boasts about what he will do when he gets his ‘black belt in Photoshop’.


There are also loads of congratulatory tweets from pals, a few of whom are apparently awed by the global success of the hoax.

Seriously, we should be afraid. From getting global acclaim for advance fee frauds, Nigeria is moving to a stage where our youths are getting sheer kicks out of deception and getting global recognition for faking celebrity twitter handles.


We are growing a young and vibrant column of 419 junkies, people who receive immense gratification akin to heavenly feeling from successfully deceiving or fooling others. To them it is all harmless fun, but really it's far more; only if they knew.


Nigerians need to learn to interrogate their news sources. And to all the gullible bloggers, Twitter and Facebook journalists out there, learn to conduct basic investigations before rushing to your laptop, tablet or mobile devices.


Since the first 419ner got his mugu or maga decades ago, the world has ceased to exist in pure black and white. Develop a critical mind. Ask questions and accept nothing unless you have tried to ascertain its veracity.




Some of his tweets:


http://johnaweonline.blogspot.com/2013/03/naija-boy-behind-kimks-fake-tweet_1104.html

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Posted: at 27-03-2013 05:48 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

I pity some people.

Posted: at 27-03-2013 06:04 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Nigerians never seize to amaze me.smh

Posted: at 27-03-2013 06:08 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Stupid attention seekers...... They want to tarnish d image of d country n they r feeling happy/fulfilled @ d same tym...... D self acclaimed hero i bet is above 28 yrs. I just read of moskovitz, he is just 28 n is worth an estimated 3.8 billion dollars...... All we d youths thinks abt is hw 2 garner stupid popularity while d likes of our grandparents impose demselves on us calling it government of democracy. If its nt yahoo yahoo, it is drug trafficking 2 foreign land, chelsea dis...man u dat...barca des.. I pity dis generation...... Wht is rili wrong?

Posted: at 27-03-2013 07:19 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Stupid attention seekers...... They want to tarnish d image of d country n they r feeling happy/fulfilled @ d same tym...... D self acclaimed hero i bet is above 28 yrs. I just read of moskovitz, he is just 28 n is worth an estimated 3.8 billion dollars...... All we d youths thinks abt is hw 2 garner stupid popularity while d likes of our grandparents impose demselves on us calling it government of democracy. If its nt yahoo yahoo, it is drug trafficking 2 foreign land, chelsea dis...man u dat...barca des.. I pity dis generation...... Wht is rili wrong?

The thing tire me. What' s d age of Facebook founder who has employed somebody who is old enough to be his  mother as COO. Many of our own brilliant youths only concentrate their energies on negative things.  Sad.

Posted: at 28-03-2013 06:22 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie

  Who is this fool?

Posted: at 29-03-2013 01:40 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Who is this fool?

Some naija boy who thinks he can be globally famous for creating fake celebrity tweets.

Posted: at 2-04-2013 12:23 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

hmmm

Posted: at 2-04-2013 02:31 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

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