Murdoch's 'wife' fools Twitter

Wendi Deng Murdoch's verified Twitter account turned out to be bogus Tuesday when someone else admitted to posing as Rupert Murdoch's wife on the microblogging site.

Josh Halliday @JoshHalliday
News Int tells me @Wendi_Deng is fake. It is an imposter. @rupertmurdoch is genuine.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 05:57:00
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Not Rupert Murdoch @RupertMurdochPR
Twitter gave fake @Wendi_Deng account blue tick, for a few hours. Long enough for BBC, Time, others to report fake tweets as real #WendiGate
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:15:30
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
Hello Twitter. As News International has finally come to their senses, it's time to confirm that yes, this is a fake account. I'm not Wendi.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:16:44
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
But you do have to wonder why they were unsure for so long.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:17:14
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
And you have to wonder even more why Twitter verified this account for a full day. I never received any communication from them about this.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:17:39
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
I was as surprised - and even a little alarmed - when I saw the Verified tick appear on the profile.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:18:02
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
You might ask "why didn't I tell them?" But surely Twitter should be checking out its Verified status more carefully? No?
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:18:34
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
I'm sorry if some of you feel misled by this Twitter account, but I never said it was entirely genuine. I never said it was a spoof either.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:23:33
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Wendi Deng Murdoch @Wendi_Deng
(And I'm as mystified as all of you as to why Twitter reopened its apparently closed Verified Account program for 'Wendi' and Rupert.)
Tue, Jan 03 2012 06:36:00
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Twitter Comms @twittercomms
We can confirm that the @wendi_deng account was mistakenly verified for a short period of time and apologize for the confusion this caused.
Tue, Jan 03 2012 07:53:43
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