Elon Musk Reacts To Pranksters

A couple of pranksters fooled the media yesterday when they pretended to be laid off Twitter staff.

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According to a New York Post, two pranksters posed as laid-off Twitter employees outside the company's headquarters carrying cardboard boxes.

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The suspicion arose when they said their names are Rahul Ligma and Daniel Johnson. As these names referred to popular memes.

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Elon Musk jokingly tweeted, "Ligma Johnson had it coming," quoting the post that covered the pranksters story.

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However, Twitter did fire four top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal right after Elon Musk completed the acquisition.

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Elon Musk is reportedly planning to become the next interim CEO of the social media giant.

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"The bird is freed," billionaire Musk tweeted after completing the dramatic Twitter buyout.

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