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“Not affiliated with that account”: The internet claims “Hawk Tuah Girl” Haliey Welch sold her X account to a random meme page, but it’s not true

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“#NotMyHailey”: Slurs dropped at “Talk Tuah” live taping as event descends into chaos

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Did the ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl get 75,000 votes in the election?

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‘Hawk Tuah Girl recently went viral for her rant’ is the latest Hawk Tuah meme

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People are falling for an unfounded claim the ‘Hawk Tuah’ is a secret billionaire scion of Israel

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‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Hailey Welch launches podcast on Jake Paul’s network

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