NBC roasted for whining about viral AOC parody account on Twitter: 'Slow news day?'

NBC News is getting flamed online aft it posted an in-depth investigation of a gag relationship mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 

"A Twitter relationship mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has skyrocketed successful followers and engagement implicit the past 2 days, with immoderate assistance from Elon Musk," NBC News tweeted connected Wednesday. 

The parody relationship has gone viral successful caller days, lone increasing successful popularity aft Ocasio-Cortez lashed retired astatine the poster successful a tweet Tuesday. 

"FYI there’s a fake relationship connected present impersonating maine and going viral. The Twitter CEO has engaged it, boosting visibility. It is releasing mendacious argumentation statements and gaining spread. I americium assessing with my squad however to determination forward. In the meantime, beryllium cautious of what you see," she wrote. 

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NBC News is getting flamed online aft it posted an in-depth investigation of a gag relationship mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  (Tom Williams)

Some users pointed retired that portion the parody relationship uses the aforesaid photograph arsenic the congresswoman, it makes it wide to Twitter users that the relationship is fake, posting nether the sanction "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody)."

"I can't judge radical would deliberation these parody tweets are from our bureau erstwhile they are intelligibly fake. Come connected y'all you cognize I would ne'er accidental thing arsenic anserine arsenic that," the parody relationship joked successful effect to AOC's criticism.

Journalists and governmental commentators besides poked amusive astatine NBC News’ elaborate investigation of AOC’s parody account, with defence lawyer Marina Medvin asking the outlet if determination wasn't thing much important to cover. 

"Slow quality day?" Medvin asked NBC News. 

RedState editor-at-large Ben Kew posted laughing emojis successful effect to "viral tweets" posted by AOC’s parody relationship arsenic described by NBC News. 

"Among different viral tweets Ocasio-Cortez whitethorn person been referencing is 1 that pledged $3 trillion successful reparations to the transgender assemblage and different that suggested sending 10 cardinal Americans to Ukraine," the outlet wrote. 

Other users joked that AOC's parody relationship was much "entertaining" than the congresswoman's existent account. 

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NBC News claimed that AOC's parody relationship has existed "since November 2018 but the pursuing year, nether Twitter laminitis Jack Dorsey’s leadership, it was permanently suspended for its ‘misleading’ parody content."

The relationship lone made a comeback aft billionaire Elon Musk completed his takeover of the institution successful 2022, according to the outlet. 

The nonfiction besides argued that different fashionable blimpish account, "@catturd," whitethorn beryllium down AOC's parody account, tweeting connected May 22 that "I can’t corroborate oregon contradict that, but hey, you mightiness privation to follow."

The relationship lone made a comeback aft billionaire Elon Musk completed his takeover of the institution successful 2022, according to the outlet.  (FOX)

The relationship @catturd posts arsenic an imaginary feline with glasses and has implicit 1.7 cardinal followers.

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Fox News’ Aubrie Spady contributed to this report.