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On Tuesday morning, the world learned that the account bearing media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s wife’s name, Wendi Deng Murdoch, is not run by her or anyone connected to her.

And less than two hours after the revelation, Twitter admitted in a tweet that it had mistakenly verified the @Wendi_Deng account (see tweet below), causing users to poke fun at the legitimacy of Twitter’s verification process.

We can confirm that the @wendi_deng account was mistakenly verified for a short period of time and apologize for the confusion this caused.

— Twitter Comms (@twittercomms) January 3, 2012

The impostor sent these tweets between 9 and 10 a.m. ET calling out Twitter on its blunder.

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.

— Wendi Deng Murdoch (@Wendi_Deng) January 3, 2012

And you have to wonder even more why Twitter verified this account for a full day. I never received any communication from them about this.

— Wendi Deng Murdoch (@Wendi_Deng) January 3, 2012

But I’m definitely not married to Rupert Murdoch.

— Wendi Deng Murdoch (@Wendi_Deng) January 3, 2012

News Corporation originally told a few media outlets the Deng account was legit, but the company backpedaled and that’s when the fake Deng came clean in the above series of tweets.

Mashable had previously reported that “an unverified account” using Deng’s full name had persuaded the News Corporation CEO to delete an insulting tweet. Shortly after the exchange, the tweet went missing from his accurately verified Twitter account.

Murdoch joined Twitter on New Year’s Eve and has since accumulated more than 90,000 followers.

Do you think this incident shows a major hole in Twitter’s verification process? Sound off in the comments.

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We’ve all been there: You tweet something and then you delete it because you made a typo, included the wrong link or simply just had a change of heart regarding your comment.

News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, who joined Twitter on New Year’s Eve, got his first brush with backpedaling on a tweet on Jan. 1 after tweeting, “Maybe Brits have too many holidays for broke country!”

@rupertmurdoch RUPERT!!! delete tweet!

— Wendi Deng Murdoch (@Wendi_Deng) January 1, 2012

The tweet went missing from Murdoch’s verified Twitter stream shortly after an unverified account bearing his wife’s name — @Wendi_Deng — replied, “@rupertmurdoch RUPERT!!! delete tweet!” Murdoch’s tweet, however, still appears in the embeddable tweet above.

Update: @Wendi_Deng has come out saying she is not actually the Wendi married to Murdoch. For more details, read our update, “Twitter Admits Verifying Fake @Wendi_Deng Was a Mistake.”

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.

— Wendi Deng Murdoch (@Wendi_Deng) January 3, 2012

His 16 remaining tweets have sparked a deluge of responses from Twitter users curious to learn why Murdoch, who previously poked fun at the Internet, is now on the social network. The feedback from his now 60,000-plus followers has not gone unnoticed. Murdoch tweeted this at one point:

@Plaid_PageMaybe soon, but I’m getting killed for fooling around here and friends frightened what I may really say!

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) January 2, 2012

Murdoch also has sent a tweet to Twitter creator Jack Dorsey. Here’s that tweet and a few more:

@jack right on”simplify” but easier in startups. My resolutions, try to maintain humility and always curiosity. And of course diet!

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) January 1, 2012

Steve Jobs biog interesting but unfair. Family must hate.

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) December 31, 2011

Amazing!Alexander Hamilton born (illegitimate) 40 miles away. Best man never elected president. At least, founded NY Post!

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) December 31, 2011

Happy 2012. May itbe better than all experts predict.Has to be!Must change everything to create jobs for all, especiallyyoung

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) January 1, 2012

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BONUS

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Murdoch was the final big-name personality to join Twitter in 2011. These folks jumped on board first.

@simoncowell

TV personality and music executive Simon Cowell is Twitter's newest celebrity. Cowell, who became a household name in 2002 as the brutally honest judge on American Idol, used his first tweet on Nov. 16 to pimp the U.S. version of The X Factor for which he’s a judge. Since then, he has argued with @PiersMorgan, live-tweeted about his X Factor finalists (while dissing other contestants as well as fellow judges) and shared random thoughts just like most Twitter users do.

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Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.

Apple May Launch New MacBook Air & Mac OS X Lion Soon

Apple’s new MacBook Air and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion desktop operating system may land in consumers’ hands as early as Wednesday, AppleInsider reports.

During last month’s WWDC keynote, Apple announced that Lion would arrive in July as a Mac App Store exclusive for just $29.99.

Caught on Video: Unreleased Window Phone 7

A video of what appears to be Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, which has yet to be officially unveiled, has surfaced.

The short video shows the smartphone — dubbed Sea Ray — as someone flips through WP7 menus and reveals the device’s camera operation. The phone also sports physical buttons.

News Corp. COO May Replace Murdoch as Company’s CEO

Rupert Murdoch testifies Tuesday in front of the UK Parliament regarding the News Corporation phone-hacking scandal, and the outcome of the hearing could determine whether he, COO Chase Carey or someone else will be the company’s CEO in the aftermath.

News Corp.’s independent directors named Carey a possible new CEO in recent meetings, but they did not come to a final decision, according to Bloomberg.

Further News

• Rebecca Black’s “My Moment” has been viewed more than 1 million times, amassed nearly 100,000 dislikes and attracted about 60,000 likes on YouTube.
• Borders will liquidate its assets and close its 399 stores — possibly by the end of the week — if a buyer doesn’t emerge. The chain employs about 11,000 people.

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