Fake Twitter account tricks thousands of Trumpkins into thinking Paul Ryan’s ouster is imminent

A growing number of Republicans are calling for the release of a memo they say shows bias against President Trump from U.S. law enforcement agencies regarding the investigation into Russian meddling. As calls to release the document grow, the hashtags #ReleaseTheMemo and #ReleaseTheDocument popped up on conservative Twitter.

This Thursday, Rep. Charles Ponzi (R) tweeted: “I have seen the memo. It is damaging, and it is disturbing. If @SpeakerRyan refuses to #ReleaseTheMemo, I will have no choice but to move he be stripped of the Speakership. I need your support and respectfully request that you retweet this to your followers. #ReleaseTheDocument”

https://twitter.com/RepCharlesPonzi/status/954220043683942402

Except there is no GOP politician named Charles Ponzi. The account is fake, as evidenced by its bio: “You’ll never meet a bigger sucker than a Trump supporter.”

Nevertheless, Rep. Ponzi’s threat to remove Speaker Paul Ryan is being retweeted with gusto. As of this writing, the tweet has been liked and shared well over 30,000 times.

https://twitter.com/ChrisWhiddon3/status/954238743635873792

https://twitter.com/SteveLemson/status/954502834149642241

https://twitter.com/stephenjakedunn/status/954303701895778304

https://twitter.com/Diehlscove/status/954261798622040066

https://twitter.com/SUCCESSFULGGIRL/status/954315116148912128

Those who discovered the tweet was a ruse tried to warn others. Actor and Trump supporter James Woods apparently was duped, but later deleted his tweet.

https://twitter.com/EpicEsquire/status/954250752746250240

Still, others had to be reminded.

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/954341905617256448

https://twitter.com/Gray__Dreams/status/954234911690502144

https://twitter.com/GloryToRepublic/status/954426032727052288

It’s days like this that I really love Twitter.

Featured image via @RepCharlesPonzi

Sky Palma

Before launching DeadState back in 2012, Sky Palma has been blogging about politics, social issues and religion for over a decade. He lives in Los Angeles and also enjoys Brazilian jiu jitsu, chess, music and art.