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25th May 2016
06:02pm BST

"There is an element of showing people up with it," he adds. "I've dabbled with fake transfer rumours in the past so I know how gullible the internet public can be. I wanted to see how far I could take it."
Well aware of the credulous nature of those on Twitter, he also explains that it's not just the odd individual that's taken in by his work.
When Gary Neville's Valencia side were hammered 7-0 by Barcelona in February, he sent the following tweet:
https://twitter.com/WeahsCousin/status/695009800334241796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Within hours the quote was doing the rounds on Twitter and being reported in the media.
"This was probably my favourite one, just because of how far it went and how quickly it took off," he explains. "I was amazed by how many news outlets reported it without any attempt to verify it."
As you might expect, a few high profile names have fallen victim, too.
"The Colback one was tweeted by James Corden," he adds. "In turn, this caused Gabby Logan to publicly out him as a bellend."
Oh dear.
"Guillem Balague and Mark Noble have both tweeted to deny stuff they'd 'said', too."
If @WeahsCousins work teaches us anything, it's to never assume that what we read on the internet is gospel.
For more examples, click through into the thread below.
Make sure you're never caught out again. You've been warned.
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