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title: "These Palace fans loved Andros Towsend debunking ‘#FakeNews’ story"
canonical: "https://readcrystalpalace.com/2019/08/13/these-palace-fans-loved-andros-towsend-debunking-fakenews-story/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Articles"
published: "2019-08-13T14:15:22Z"
modified: "2019-08-13T14:15:23Z"
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# These Palace fans loved Andros Towsend debunking ‘#FakeNews’ story

Andros Townsend’s brilliant response to a fake news story shows how social media can be used in a positive manner by modern footballers.\
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A [report](https://twitter.com/SunSport/status/1161028758268186625?s=20) on Monday claimed that Crystal Palace’s players, namely Mamadou Skaho, had arranged a meeting warning Wilfried Zaha to give his all for the club.\
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Zaha wanted to leave Selhurst Park in the summer but was ultimately denied a deadline day move to Everton.\
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It turns out that no aspect of the story was true in the slightest, thanks to Townsend shooting down the rumour on Twitter:

> The whole back page for something that categorically didn’t happen [#FakeNews](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FakeNews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🙈🤔 [https://t.co/VkO7DVfkqm](https://t.co/VkO7DVfkqm)
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> — Andros Townsend (@andros\_townsend) [August 13, 2019](https://twitter.com/andros_townsend/status/1161265498253869056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Thes fans have been reacting to the winger’s post, with many hailing the winger for debunking the myth.

> Maybe you wasn’t invited Andros? 😂 on a serious note though nice one for calling it for what it is! 🗑
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> — 𝕏𝕏 Tidd 𝕏𝕏 🦅 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤝🇧🇷 (@Tidd99) [August 13, 2019](https://twitter.com/Tidd99/status/1161271284820520960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Thanks for exposing tabloid lies. 👍
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> — Scott (@ScottUnited77) [August 13, 2019](https://twitter.com/ScottUnited77/status/1161271133674647553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/tfoster450/status/1161269109973233664?s=20

> I trust [@andros\_townsend](https://twitter.com/andros_townsend?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) infinitely more than I do [@TheSun](https://twitter.com/TheSun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/JxCO88cXQv](https://t.co/JxCO88cXQv)
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> — Migtavius 🦅 (@Migtavius) [August 13, 2019](https://twitter.com/Migtavius/status/1161268569671385089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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### Read Crystal Palace verdict

Social media isn’t always a positive aspect of the modern game, with players often on the receiving end of abuse and their own off-field behaviour sometimes coming into question.

Incidents such as these outline its benefits, however, allowing individuals to kill a news story almost instantly.

Townsend deserves credit for his tweet, which put to bed a story that could easily have led to supporters thinking there was a lack of harmony between Zaha and his Palace teammates.