Impersonator of Ukraine's New Top General Fools Thousands on X
Less than a week after Ukraine appointed Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi as its new commander in chief, a premium X account posing as him has amassed nearly 7,000 followers. The account @Drapatyi_M, created this month, posted at least 22 times mimicking official updates, including thanking President Zelenskyy and discussing Patriot missiles with Raytheon. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the account is fake and listed Drapatyi's only official pages. The account drew particular ire for announcing an 'audit' of Ukraine's forces, which Ukrainian fundraiser Serhii Sternenko publicly debunked. X permits parody accounts but requires a label; this account lacked one. The incident highlights ongoing confusion over X's blue check mark, which no longer indicates identity verification.
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