Viral tweet tricks users into thinking Twitter will notify you if someone ...

Viral tweet tricks users into thinking Twitter will notify you if someone shares your post via DM A Twitter hoax claims users will be notified if someone shares their post via DM However, the rumor was proved false by Twitter in a post to its Support page Twitter clarified that it notifies users for things like new followers or new DMs

By Annie Palmer For Dailymail.com

Published: 00:07 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 00:07 BST, 11 June 2019

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A viral hoax has tricked some users into believing that Twitter will notify them if someone DMs their tweets. 

Over the past few days, a tweet has been shared thousands of times claiming it's a new feature on the site. 

The tweet got enough traction that Twitter was forced to publish a tweet debunking the rumor. 

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A viral hoax has tricked some users into believing that Twitter will notify them if someone DMs their tweets. Twitter was later forced to publish a tweet debunking the rumor

A viral hoax has tricked some users into believing that Twitter will notify them if someone DMs their tweets. Twitter was later forced to publish a tweet debunking the rumor

A tweet shared by user https://twitter.com/Julian_Epp/status/1137413212725555200 included a screenshot claiming to show his notifications, reading: 'Horse Girls For Bernie 2020 shared your Tweet in a Direct Message.'

The post was retweeted nearly 4,000 times and liked over 18,500 times. 

Additionally, several accounts, including celebrity news site 'Pop Sirens,' shared the tweet and claimed it was news. The Pop Sirens account was later suspended from Twitter. 

In response, Twitter's Support account flatly denied the rumor. 

'You might have heard chatter about a new update that sends you a notification when someone shares your Tweet in a Direct Message,' the firm said in a tweet. 

'This is not true. For a roundup of the types of notifications we do send, check our our Help Center.' 

Users receive notifications on Twitter if one of their tweets has been liked, if it's been retweeted, if they're mentioned in a tweet, if someone has followed their account, as well as recommendations for content they might have

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