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Sorry, Preds fans — That’s a fake Pekka Rinne you’re tweeting

By Kareem Gantt

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - MAY 7: Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators makes a save against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 7, 2018 at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jason Halstead /Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Pekka Rinne
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - MAY 7: Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators makes a save against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 7, 2018 at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jason Halstead /Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Pekka Rinne /
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Predators fans are so gullible.

A day ago, Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne sent out a lovely tweet to a passionate fanbase that has been among the NHL’s best over the past few seasons.

There’s only one problem with his account — it’s not really him.

You see, Rinne, who has been among the league’s top goalies since he entered the NHL, doesn’t have a Twitter account, and if he did, he would have the golden (actually blue, but you know what we mean) “verified” check next to his name.

Look at the tweet below and tell us what’s wrong with it.

Two things immediately pop out. First, where’s the verification check beside his name? Second, he’s “location” is Kempele, Finland, which is his hometown, but he’s in Nashville, and one would think that if Rinne created a Twitter account, he would list his current city, not where he’s from.

Those two facts alone should point out to the casual observer that this Rinne Twitter account is a fake, but Predators fans, who are in love with the goaltender, failed to see that it’s actually a fan account conveniently posing as the goaltender.

Now, fans run fan accounts all the time across the entire entertainment spectrum, normally retweeting and updating other fans on happenings with the subject (or subjects) they follow.

Heck, we’re built on fan sites!

This Twitter account, however, has taken advantage of the fact that Rinne is nowhere to be found on Twitter, so it would be easy for the person who created the account to make it seem like it’s the goaltender’s actual account.

Which, to be remarkably clear, it isn’t.

Making this even more hilarious is the fact that fans have been thinking that they’re actually tweeting to Rinne. Which, once again, they’re not.

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You have to give credit where credit is due, though. The person behind the fake Rinne account did a remarkable job fooling Smashville fans into thinking that it is Rinne.

Kudos to you, my good man.

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