- Valerie Bertinelli posed as Elon Musk on Twitter this weekend to indicate flaws in his newly proposed verification system.
- After altering her show identify, she posted dozens of tweets in assist of Democratic candidates.
- She modified her identify again on Sunday, writing “I believe I made my level.”
Actress Valerie Bertinelli impersonated Elon Musk on Twitter this weekend, posting and retweeting in assist of Democratic candidates below the guise to make a degree about his newly proposed verification system.
Bertinelli first modified her identify on Saturday, shortly after Twitter rolled out the billionaire’s controversial paid verification system, which requires customers to shell out $7.99 a month to obtain a blue examine.
Critics have voiced concern that the plan may foster the unfold of misinformation by paving the best way for impersonators appearing as notable politicians, journalists, and celebrities. A number of celebrities — together with Shonda Rhimes and Sara Bareilles — have expressed plans to go away Twitter since Musk took over, citing concern together with his management.
“The blue checkmark merely meant your identification was verified,” Bertinelli wrote on Twitter after altering her identify. “Scammers would have a tougher time impersonating you. That not applies. Good luck on the market!”
Over the subsequent a number of hours, the actress posted and retweeted dozens of tweets in assist of Democratic candidates forward of midterm elections Tuesday.
As “Elon Musk,” she posted hashtags like #VoteBlueToProtectYourRights and shared tweets supporting gubernatorial contenders Gretchen Whitmore in Michigan and Beto O’Rourke in Texas, amongst others.
As different customers identified, lots of the tweets on their feed appeared as if Musk himself really retweeted them.
—Roger ZenAF (@RogerZenAF) November 6, 2022
The actress, who not too long ago made information after Matthew Perry claimed in his memoir that the 2 kissed whereas her then-husband Eddie Van Halen was handed out drunk subsequent to them, started trending on Twitter on Sunday.
As buzz over her prank mounted, she opted to alter her show identify again, writing on Sunday: “Okey-dokey I’ve had my enjoyable and I believe I made my level. I am simply not a ‘trending’ type of gal. By no means have been, by no means wish to be. Have a secure Sunday everybody! xo”
