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2024-07-12 17:58:10 UTC - HELPFUL
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This post presents a factually incorrect claim. Blue checkmarks on Twitter (now X) never meant "trustworthy sources of information". The "Verified Accounts" program started in 2009 in an effort to combat impersonators, exclusively implying "authenticity of identities". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_verification#History https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-verified-accounts_b_2863282 https://web.archive.org/web/20160719090643/https://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/119135-about-verified-accounts
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