Over the last few weeks, a Twitter feed called G20Security has sent out more than 119 entertaining tweets poking fun at the preparations for the Toronto summit. The With 142 followers, the Tweeter's bio says only "Welcome. Please have your documents ready" and links to the official G8-G20 web site run by the government.
But Tim Burrows, of the Integrated Security Unit, says that not everyone realizes that the Twitter feed is satire. "Members of the public have actually called us and said 'How can you be saying this stuff,'" he said. The police are big fans, he said, and read the feed every day. "It's spectacular," said Burrows. "It's just hilarious." But they have asked the person or people behind the feed to add something to their bio saying that the site is satirical.
Here's a sampling of recent posts:
Yes, gunshots were fired near security zone. No, we were not intercepting a tree. We honestly don't know who did it.
Sorry for the cloudy skies. Our new weather machine is on the fritz.
Clearing up more misinformation: 'Locked and Lowered' refers to 'prices at No Frills' - NOT 'streets' and 'accountability'