After Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover, 'Rahul Ligma', 'Daniel Johnson' Pretend To Be Laid-Off Employees and Trick Media; Here's How New 'Chief Twit' Reacted (Video)
The pranksters gave an interview to prominent US media outlets outside Twitter's office.
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, news about lay-offs of employees of the the micro-blogging site have been doing the rounds on the internet. Amid all this two pranksters tricked media outlets posing as laid-off Twitter employees. Images and videos in which two men carrying boxes are seen standing near the entrance of Twitter's San Francisco building, claiming to have been laid off by Musk started doing rounds on social media. The pranksters gave an interview to prominent US media outlets outside Twitter's office. The pranksters identified themselves as Rahul Ligma and Daniel Johnson. Prominent news channels like CNBC and Bloomberg fell for the prank. Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter; Will He Become The Only Face of Communication for Social Media Company Like Tesla?
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Prankster Giving Interview to Media:
Elon Musk has now responded to the whole episode with a witty reaction by tweeting that "Ligma Johnson had it coming." Musk's tweet is in reference to one of the pranksters who identified himself as "Rahul Ligma", a reference to a popular internet meme.
Elon Musk has a Witty Reaction to Whole Episode:
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