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https://nitter.poast.org/search?q=%23BREAKING: X verified a fake account of the Deer Park, Texas Police Department with a government agency checkmark That quickly went viral
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https://nitter.poast.org/search?q=%23TexasX, formerly known as Twitter, had verified a fake account of the Deer Park Texas Police Department, which was manually reviewed and verified as a government agency. The account was widely shared and quickly grew, reaching more than 13,000 followers. It claimed to represent a village near Dallas, but no such community exists, as the only place in Texas called Deer Park is a city near Houston. According to Deer Park Police Chief Greg Grigg, "This is not our account, and I am not sure how it came to be." He said the department was planning to investigate what happened. The fake police department account also had a website with village news, but it now seems to no longer exist.