Blue-check lib podcaster suspended for impersonating Beto O'Rourke

Ira Madison, a blue-check podcaster for Crooked Media, was suspended on Monday after using his account to impersonate Beto O’Rourke, tweeting that he’d “drop my nudes if Texas goes blue” and “es grande”:

pic.twitter.com/8HkNg6fuEZ

— Jonathan Sale ??? (@JonathanSale) November 3, 2020

Snopes even thought this was worth a fact-check:

Don't worry, you weren't the only Twitter user who did a double take. https://t.co/XTy4KcMOeS

— snopes.com (@snopes) November 3, 2020

Was it worth it?

Well, ⁦@ira⁩ went out with a bang. pic.twitter.com/RKLGglcRP3

— Dan Baer (@danbbaer) November 3, 2020

No word yet if the suspension is permanent:

You sir are going to get permanently banned

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) November 3, 2020

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