Fake news? Atlanta news org changes man’s name during NYE coverage

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Atlanta realtor Hunter Fisher was pleased to be interviewed by local news station WSBTV on New Year’s Eve – until he discovered he had been given a fake name by the network because it didn’t believe his own could be real.

“Emma and I made it on TV but the camera guy didn’t believe my name was Hunter Fisher so he just made one up for me,” Fisher wrote in a tweet that has since been shared over 28,000 times.

Hunter Fisher on Twitter: “Emma and I made it on TV but the camera guy didn’t believe my name was Hunter Fisher so he just made one up for me pic.twitter.com/VMJyc2M8EX / Twitter”

Emma and I made it on TV but the camera guy didn’t believe my name was Hunter Fisher so he just made one up for me pic.twitter.com/VMJyc2M8EX

WSBTV gave Fisher the name Benjamin Holcomb instead, which is also the name of a California author. Someone pointed this out on Twitter, and the real Holcomb joined in with the fun.

Bishop Swift on Twitter: “I wonder if @BenjaminHolcomb knows about this and @wsbtv are having a right good laugh over it 😂, I peed myself laughing over it. / Twitter”

I wonder if @BenjaminHolcomb knows about this and @wsbtv are having a right good laugh over it 😂, I peed myself laughing over it.

https://twitter.com/BenjaminHolcomb/status/949013425555873792

https://twitter.com/BenjaminHolcomb/status/949011374918713344

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