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{{Short description|Identity management on Twitter}}
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[[File:Twitter Verified Badge.svg|thumb|Image of [[Twitter]] verification badge]]
Introduced in June 2009, the '''Twitter verification''' system provides the site's readers with a means to distinguish genuine notable account holders, such as celebrities and organizations, from impostors or parodies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=PCMag |title=Phew! Twitter Verifies Celebrity Tweets as Authentic |url=https://www.pcmag.com/archive/phew-twitter-verifies-celebrity-tweets-as-authentic-241349 |access-date=6 February 2021 |work=[[PCMag]] |agency=AppScout |date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206202337/https://www.pcmag.com/archive/phew-twitter-verifies-celebrity-tweets-as-authentic-241349 |archive-date=6 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cashmore |first1=Pete |title=Twitter Launches Verified Accounts |url=https://mashable.com/2009/06/11/twitter-verified-accounts-2 |access-date=6 February 2021 |work=[[Mashable]] |date=11 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615040324/https://mashable.com/2009/06/11/twitter-verified-accounts-2 |archive-date=15 June 2009 |quote=It’ll also solve the entrenched problem of celebrity impersonations, which are confusing for users and unwelcome by those being impersonated.}}</ref> A '''blue check mark''' displayed against an account name indicates that Twitter has taken steps to ensure that the account is actually owned by the person or organization whom it is claimed to represent.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manfredi|first=Lucas|date=2020-07-15|title=Twitter's Blue Checkmark explained|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/twitters-blue-checkmark-explained|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-03|website=[[Fox Business]]|archive-date=2021-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209152347/https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/twitters-blue-checkmark-explained}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kanalley|first=Craig|date=2013-03-12|title=Why Twitter Verifies Users|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-verified-accounts_b_2863282|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-03|website=[[Huffington Post]]|archive-date=2018-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927015328/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/twitter-verified-accounts_b_2863282.html}}</ref> The check mark does not imply endorsement from [[Twitter]], and does not mean that [[Tweets (Twitter)|tweets]] from a verified account are necessarily accurate or truthful in any way.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welch|first=Chris|date=2018-07-17|title=Twitter says it doesn’t ‘have the bandwidth’ to fix verification right now|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/17/17583624/twitter-cant-fix-verification-because-elections|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-03|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-date=2021-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128084309/https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/17/17583624/twitter-cant-fix-verification-because-elections}}</ref> People with verified accounts on Twitter are often colloquially referred to as "blue checks" on social media and by reporters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bishop|first=Rollin|date=March 30, 2017|title='Verified' is now a derogatory term on Twitter|url=https://theoutline.com/post/1323/verified-blue-checkmark-derogatory-insult-twitter|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-03|website=The Outline|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129082026/https://theoutline.com/post/1323/verified-blue-checkmark-derogatory-insult-twitter}}</ref>

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