Nowadays, almost anything you do in public can be blasted all over the internet. Even the most mundane of tasks could become the internet’s next obsession. A teacher at Howard University probably assumed that grading some papers on a flight was not going to wind up all over social media. But a half million likes and retweets later, Twitter is obsessed with the identity of one failing student.
It started when “roy,” a graphic designer, tweeted out that he saw a Howard University professor grading papers on a flight. One person’s test stuck out to him.
This professor graded tests next to me the whole flight. If there’s a Taiwan Jones at Howard, boy you failed the fuck out ya midterm
— roy (@Old_Orleans) October 19, 2017
I just feel bad cuz lil buddy finna enjoy his weekend just come back to class, life in shambles.
— roy (@Old_Orleans) October 19, 2017
Rough life. Immediately, Twitter started a hashtag to try and find the student.
#FindTaiwan alert him & tell him to start sending out emails and scheduling office hour appointments. https://t.co/2ULx2cAr3I
— …Sharilyn (@Tookiex) October 19, 2017
Twitter right now #FindTaiwan #FindKeyshiasKids http://pic.twitter.com/wrEFfPVysB
— NANDI (@nandi116) October 20, 2017
#FindTaiwan at all costs http://pic.twitter.com/NzVcKoBkym
— ron (@RonWalk3r) October 20, 2017
. Somebody #FindTaiwan. We got some bad news for you, boy. https://t.co/BtXF9LPeUl
— A Gamer Has No Name (@DMGilchrist) October 20, 2017
And it worked.
— Taiwan Jones (@JonesTaiwan_) October 20, 2017
He said a friend saw the viral tweet and sent it to him.
How’d you end up finding out about the tweet. Did a friend see it and tell you or did you come across it in your TL. Sorry about your midterm but this is funny stuff.
— Brent Wentworth (@brent_wentworth) October 20, 2017
Ya my boi Moe sent me this and my heart straight dropped http://pic.twitter.com/RUNmy69Dul
— Taiwan Jones (@JonesTaiwan_) October 20, 2017
Jones even responded to people who were hunting for him.
Well the search is over…
— Taiwan Jones (@JonesTaiwan_) October 20, 2017
Some were worried his parents might not appreciate their son bombing out of college.
Never mind that Taiwan's parents may be a lil bent out of shape about it, also…🤫
— WordsOnScreen (@kimberlymallen2) October 19, 2017
But… nah.
Trust me they aint gonna find out
— Taiwan Jones (@JonesTaiwan_) October 20, 2017
One person even took it upon himself to fix Jones’ Twitter bio.
http://pic.twitter.com/VV7dMR2WJn
— Lord Baba Ganoush MD (@KlintonwithaK) October 20, 2017
The only problem with all this? There’s more than one Taiwan Jones on Twitter. Both have Howard University in their bios, but that’s easy enough to add before tweeting.
— Taiwan Jones (@TaiwanJones_) October 20, 2017
Even weirder, Howard doesn’t show any records for a Taiwan Jones in its directory. It’s possible that the student is enrolled with another name but goes by Taiwan.
Neither Taiwan Jones responded to requests for comment on Twitter.
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