A quick lesson in verification. A major news event attracts the spammers. Always check your facts before retweeting.

1. Faking fabulous Felix
@suellewellyn

2. as the world watched …
Twitter went into freefall…

3. this ‘amazing’ tweet was RT’d into my timeline
*!^@!!**
Wow!

4. 19:31
Err hello. No alarm
bells guys?
Nope, we’re all too
busy following and
retweeting
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

5. 19:31
19:42
19:46
to boldly go …
up and up …
20,000 new followers in
just 15 minutes
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

6. 22:06
Good grief
you’re right ‘Felix’
‘Everything is
possible and life is
amazing’
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

7. everyone’s inspired…
to create a fake
account
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

8. oh look a name
change and 3rd in
the Top Tweets
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

9. talking of retweets,
these two were also
(ahem)
‘right up there’
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

10. a truly global event, there
was even a Spanish Felix
(well it did take cojones)
© Ultra Social Ltd 2012

11. Lesson: look before you leap
Yay!
@suellewelly