Department of Education’s Twitter Account Just Quoted Some Man Named W.E.B. DeBois

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One has to wonder if Betsy DeVos has taken over the Department of Education’s Twitter account, because someone just used a W.E.B. Du Bois quote but attributed it to some dude named W.E.B. DeBois.

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Now, before you go and blame an intern, nowadays most social media is actually run by full-time staff at government agencies.

Needless to say, people noticed:

https://twitter.com/soledadobrien/status/830795035037859840
https://twitter.com/TyreeBP/status/830797496808939520
https://twitter.com/kharyp/status/830793309320781828
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman/status/830793877825130496
https://twitter.com/mariskreizman/status/830794598847041538

Maybe the social media person had a rough Saturday night?

Update: Look at the “apology”:

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