DeAndre Hopkins addresses, later deletes response to retirement report from Fake Adam Schefter account
"Don't know what you heard but I'm not done yet."
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Mina Kimes blasts ‘fake person’ running @NFL_DovKleiman, responds to ‘ESPN’s DIE hire’ criticism
"You’re a fake person who bought this account and mines it for click money."
Multiple outlets fooled by fake Odell Beckham Sr. social media post about Lamar Jackson
While the sports media continues to rely on Elon Musk’s X as a resource and conversation outlet, it...
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo falls for fake Adam Schefter report of Andy Reid’s retirement on Facebook
"Well that’s the last time I get my NFL News from FaceBook."
Sports Illustrated Browns site runs story based on fake Baker Mayfield quote (UPDATED)
"No way this got published."
Draymond Green blasts Kevin Garnett over fake quote from fake Twitter account, which was then suspended
Kevin Garnett did not actually say "Come try me Dray."
‘Richard G. West,’ the fake reporter from the Jordan Burns story, is back in the news with fake tweets about GameDay
"West" tweeted a 2016 photo as proof "Tennessee students have already began to get their spot" for ESPN's College GameDay.
CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS falls for fake news from fake account, reports that Gerard Gallant’s been named New Jersey Devils head coach
No, @NJDevills is not a trusted source of New Jersey Devils' news.
Carlos Beltrán-defending “Iván B” Twitter account is linked to an “Iván Beltrán” e-mail address, which is Carlos Beltrán’s middle name
The "Iván B" account was created Tuesday night. Its only replies so far are defending Beltrán. And it appears to be linked to an "Iván Beltrán" e-mail address.
Skip Bayless cites fake report from Twitter troll SportsTalkBarry on Chris Paul mocking James Harden “for having manboobs”
"There was the one report yesterday that this got so bad in practice going back two years ago that Chris Paul was making fun of Harden's manboobs in practice to the point where he broke down in tears and had to leave a couple of practices."
Family visits Diamondbacks’ booth at invitation of fake Steve Berthiaume account, surprising real Berthiaume
Michael Ravare's invitation to visit the Diamondbacks' booth came from a fake Steve Berthiaume account, leading to some on-broadcast awkwardness.
Fake reporter tweeted that Colgate’s Jordan Burns missed a flight and took an Uber, fooled CBS and Burns’ mom
A fake reporter account that's been around since December got almost 10,000 likes for a false report of a Colgate player missing a flight, a report subsequently picked up by some CBS local sites. That report even fooled the player's mom.
Johnny Manziel calls out “Real Dick Tator,” a Twitter account pretending to be an ESPN reporter, so “Tator” frames the tweet
No, "@RealDickTator" is not actually an ESPN reporter.