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The Wall Street Journal Realizes Too Late that Joan Didion Isn’t on Twitter

Joan Didion attends the funeral of Dominick Dunne at The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer on September 10, 2009 in New York City

Photo by Rick Gershon/Getty Images

Old headline: “Joan Didion Tweets About Quitting Twitter

New headline: “@JoanDidion Parody Account Tweets About Quitting Twitter

And the correction that tells the full story: “An earlier version of this story said the @JoanDidion account was the author’s actual account. It is a parody. The article has been updated.” The giveaway: The account in question’s bio reads, “Joan’s tweets inspired by Joan (she dislikes [micro]blogs) and edited by a chill dude who writes and works in advertising (@erik_stinson).”