Press left with eggs on their faces!

It has been revealed that the profile of Jonah Lomu (@jonahlomu11) on Twitter is a fake. Many Rugby players and fans alike (including myself) have been caught out by this imposter. He was 'Tweeting' non stop and quickly established a following.

However, what is most disturbing is that many newspapers ran an article about how Lomu had taken a liking to the Queensland Reds and Wallaby star, Quade Cooper. They quoted his Tweet 'The world needs to know this...Quade Cooper is in my secret list of best Rugby players in the world' to which Cooper replied 'Thanks brother, that's crazy man. Long way to go but thanks bro!!! It means a lot.'

Obviously it wasn't him but it just goes to show that Twitter isn't the most credible source. Unfortunately, journalists and sportswriters have found it a bit of a goldmine when it comes to sourcing the latest news.

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Oh, and just for the record, @JONAHTALILOMU, is the official profile of Jonah Lomu but don't quote me on that!