{"id":504542,"date":"2022-10-28T22:15:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pranksters-posing-as-laid-off-twitter-employees-trick-media-outlets\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T22:15:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:15:39","slug":"pranksters-posing-as-laid-off-twitter-employees-trick-media-outlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pranksters-posing-as-laid-off-twitter-employees-trick-media-outlets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a366f02b4abd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a366f02b4abd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pranksters-posing-as-laid-off-twitter-employees-trick-media-outlets\/#%E2%80%9CPranksters_posing_as_laid-off_Twitter_employees_trick_media_outlets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPranksters_posing_as_laid-off_Twitter_employees_trick_media_outlets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A pair of pranksters posing as laid-off <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> employees tricked multiple media outlets Friday as the public anxiously awaited <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on whether Elon Musk had begun axing staffers.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC\u2019s Deirdre Bosa interviewed two people who identified themselves as Twitter employees and were seen near the company\u2019s San Francisco headquarters carrying cardboard boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Skepticism immediately emerged on social media. One of the pranksters said his name was \u201cRahul Ligma\u201d \u2014 a reference to a popular internet meme \u2014 and held a copy of Michelle Obama\u2019s book \u201cBecoming\u201d aloft while speaking to reporters. The other said his name was \u201cDaniel Johnson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/10\/28\/departing-twitter-employees-say-layoffs-have-started-as-elon-musk-takes-over.html\">CNBC<\/a>, Bloomberg, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11365633\/Two-Twitter-data-engineers-claim-laid-outside-HQ.html\">Daily Mail<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/internet\/twitter-elon-musk-day-1-rcna54546\">NBC<\/a> were among the outlets that reported layoffs were underway after the duo spoke to the media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening,\u201d CNBC\u2019s Bosa tweeted. Entire team of data engineers let go. These are two of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are visibly shaken,\u201d Bosa added. \u201cDaniel tells us he owns a Tesla and doesn\u2019t know how he\u2019s going to make payments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABC7 Bay Area reporter Suzanne Phan also tweeted about the alleged Twitter employees, writing that one had claimed \u201che was terminated during a zoom meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-10-28\/musk-starts-cutting-jobs-at-twitter-staff-leave-with-boxes\">Bloomberg<\/a> later reported that Twitter\u2019s internal slack channels have \u201clit up with suspicion\u201d that it was a hoax. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/10\/28\/23428775\/twitter-fake-employee-layoff-rahul-ligma-elon-musk\">The Verge confirmed<\/a> the duo were not actually ex-Twitter workers and had carried out a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>As chatter about a potential hoax intensified, Bosa acknowledged there was confusion about whether layoffs were actually underway. CNBC updated its story to acknowledge it wasn\u2019t immediately able to verify their identities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/twitter-layoffs-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Twitter pranksters\" class=\"wp-image-24443512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/twitter-layoffs-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/twitter-layoffs-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/twitter-layoffs-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Twitter pranksters identified themselves as data engineers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFyi -some questions being raised about whether these are really twitter employees,\u201d Bosa added.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC\u2019s Yasmin Khorram said someone sitting at the front desk at Twitter\u2019s office building said they had \u201cnever seen those 2 guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Lee, a product manager at Twitter, was among those who called out CNBC over its report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite ironic that a major news outlet failed to do basic diligence and fell for a crisis actor prank, resulting in the spread of misinfo, on the first day of new ownership,\u201d Lee tweeted. \u201cAll you had to do was ask to see a badge or look for bird-themed stuff in the boxes. Also we don\u2019t use Zoom.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Questions being raised if these are legitimate employees. I asked someone sitting at the front desk, they wouldn&#8217;t comment but told me &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen those 2 guys.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y16K4cK4ty\">https:\/\/t.co\/y16K4cK4ty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yasmin Khorram (@YasminKhorram) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YasminKhorram\/status\/1586059088487600128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou got conned. Name is \u2018Rahul LIGMA.\u2019 C\u2019mon man,\u201d another Twitter user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter employees have feared for months that Musk would enact sweeping layoffs at the company once his $44 billion takeover was complete. Those fears escalated last week after the Washington Post reported Musk was planning to cut 75% of Twitter\u2019s 7,500-employee workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Musk immediately fired several executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, but it\u2019s still unclear how many employees will be ousted. He denied the 75% figure was accurate while meeting with Twitter employees earlier this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quite ironic that a major news outlet failed to do basic diligence and fell for a crisis actor prank, resulting in the spread of misinfo, on the first day of new ownership. All you had to do was ask to see a badge or look for bird-themed stuff in the boxes. Also we don\u2019t use Zoom <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QtIrBjOH3H\">https:\/\/t.co\/QtIrBjOH3H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Lee (@BeeBimBop) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeeBimBop\/status\/1586051256014888960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A source familiar with the situation told the Post that Twitter employees feel as though they\u2019re \u201cin limbo,\u201d with no one having a clear idea of how many layoffs are coming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are just keeping their heads down until they see what happens,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The source added that remaining employees are fearful about speaking to the media now that Musk has assumed control of the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolks don\u2019t want to get fired for leaking,\u201d the source said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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