"I don't know how I'll keep up the payments on my Tesla" should have been a clue

CNBC doesn’t exactly cover itself with glory here. Modern journalism — Tweet first, then look for facts

NY Post: Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets: ‘Rahul Ligma’

A pair of pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees tricked multiple media outlets Friday as the public anxiously awaited news on whether Elon Musk had begun axing staffers.

CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa interviewed two people who identified themselves as Twitter employees and were seen near the company’s San Francisco headquarters carrying cardboard boxes.

Skepticism immediately emerged on social media. One of the pranksters said his name was “Rahul Ligma” — a reference to a popular internet meme — and held a copy of Michelle Obama’s book “Becoming” aloft while speaking to reporters. The other said his name was “Daniel Johnson.”

CNBC, Bloomberg, the Daily Mail and NBC were among the outlets that reported layoffs were underway after the duo spoke to the media.

Cheer up, Deirdre, I hear KTVU is hiring