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Fake reporter tweeted that Colgate’s Jordan Burns missed a flight and took an Uber, fooled CBS and Burns’ mom

A fake reporter account that's been around since December got almost 10,000 likes for a false report of a Colgate player missing a flight, a report subsequently picked up by some CBS local sites. That report even fooled the player's mom.

Johnny Manziel calls out “Real Dick Tator,” a Twitter account pretending to be an ESPN reporter, so “Tator” frames the tweet

No, "@RealDickTator" is not actually an ESPN reporter.

Jun 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo during an introduction press conference at the Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

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