World Crypto Global
- Written by: Abdulkarim Abdulwahab
- Mon, 17 Jul 2023
- United States
A senior correspondent at Fox Business inadvertently called attention to a scam post on Twitter while trying to criticize Ripple’s connection with XRP. A recent post from a fake Ripple account promoting a fraudulent XRP Airdrop event has garnered significant attention, with Fox News journalist Charles Gasparino inadvertently quoting the scam tweet. Gasparino took to […] The post Fox Business Journalist Draws Over 528K Views to a Scam Promoting Fake XRP Giveaway first appeared on The Crypto Basic.
Fox Business Journalist Draws Over 528K Views to a Scam Promoting Fake XRP Giveaway
A senior correspondent at Fox Business inadvertently called attention to a scam post on Twitter while trying to criticize Ripple’s connection with XRP.
A recent post from a fake Ripple account promoting a fraudulent XRP Airdrop event has garnered significant attention, with Fox News journalist Charles Gasparino inadvertently quoting the scam tweet.
Gasparino took to Twitter to express his surprise at Ripple’s repeated reminders that XRP and Ripple are not connected in response to the deceptive tweet from the scam account RippleXRP.
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The fake account claimed that Coinbase had relisted XRP and announced a special free XRP airdrop as a token of appreciation for the XRP community.
Gasparino’s tweet has received over 528K views as of press time, with several users pointing out that he had quoted a scam account. Despite the comments highlighting the fraudulent nature of the tweet, it remained visible at the time of writing.
XRP influencer Mr. Huber mocked Gasparino’s mistake and said he deserves to be referred to as the “greatest laughing stock” in the history of Fox News. Another Twitter user sarcastically applauded
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