Don’t be mad, Max but Twitter verified a fake George Miller account

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ has been burning up the box office and getting plenty of Twitter chatter as a result. That may be why @GMillerMax, an account purporting to be the movie’s legendary director George Miller, was swiftly verified: The account’s single tweet, which promises further instalments of the franchise, was picked up as news by numerous outlets, including entertainment industry bible Variety. That blue tick carries a lot of weight. But @GMillerMax is actually the creation of The Studio Exec, a satirical movie new sites. Its creator Lenny Delowitz writes:  Little did I know that the George Miller account would end up getting verified…

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