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Fake Jonathan Broxton Twitter Account Dupes Reds Media

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Deadspin provides us with the requisite weekly reminder that most Twitter accounts of famous people are fake, as this time the Cincinnati media - specifically a local TV news station - included some incredibly stupid quotes from a Twitter account thought to be that of Jonathan Broxton, former Royals closer.

The story's been cleaned up since, but Deadspin grabbed a screenshot of the original (click here), with "quotes" from the account @Brox4AllStarz. Our favorite?

So many fans of RedTeam saying nice things 2 ol' Broxy. Broxy not nervous no more. SinseeTown is great. Gonna throw the ball hard for you guys.

With syntax and wit like that, this is less a cause of the dubious, devious Internet ruining good journalism, and more about one seriously lazy-ass reporter. Despite new attention, the fake Broxton account was still deliver witticisms Wednesday morning:

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