The fake Twitter accounts, one which impersonated Mayor Lightfoot and another that announced the closure of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, come as Elon Musk strips away verified badges from users who have not signed up and paid for Twitter Blue.
A spokesperson for the mayor confirmed the Twitter accounts were fake and that the city is working with Twitter to rectify the problem.
The counterfeit CDOT account, which goes by the handle @WeAreCDOT, tweeted out that beginning May 1st, "North DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed to private vehicles between Grand and Hollywood. Only buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed." Shortly after that, a Twitter account impersonating Mayor Lightfoot retweeted the CDOT message and added, "My administration is proud to announce the single largest decarbonization effort in the history of Chicago. This will eliminate more than 50 million metric tons of CO2 within the next year. Additionally, this will reduce traffic deaths by more than 200.
The fake Mayor Lightfoot account, which went by the handle @chicagossmayor, has since been suspended.According to Johnson, the public can verify official city accounts by visiting
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