Twitter Suspends Mysterious Account That Helped Spread Covington Catholic Video

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Taken down after CNN raised questions about phony profile picture and other red flags.

Published Jan. 21 2019 11:16PM EST

Twitter has suspended an account that fueled the spread of the Covington Catholic video after CNN inquired about its suspicious characteristics. The @2020fight handle dates back to 2016 and purportedly belonged to a California “teacher and advocate” but used the profile of a Brazilian blogger.

Twitter Suspends Mysterious Account That Helped Spread Covington Catholic Video

Taken down after CNN raised questions about phony profile picture and other red flags.

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