A News International spokeswoman said that she had had many conversations about the authenticity of Rupert Murdoch's account on Monday and if she confirmed the Wendi Deng fake account to be genuine late in the day, it was an accident.
After News International confirmed that the @Wendi_Deng account was a spoof, the person running the account tweeted:
"Hello Twitter. As News International has finally come to their senses, it's time to confirm that yes, this is a fake account. I'm not Wendi."
Responding to the Guardian's queries by email, someone able to tweet on the @Wendi_Deng account said he was a British man living in London and had just set up the account for fun.
"I set up the account as a laugh, simple as that, when I was bored over the new year holiday and saw all the hype surrounding Rupert Murdoch joining Twitter," the account holder said.
"We don't comment on our verification process but can confirm that the @wendi_deng account was mistakenly verified for a short period of time. We apologise for the confusion this caused," Twitter said in a statement.
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