Incredibly sorry to say that I am no longer confident - honestly no longer believe - that @Sciencing_Bi was real. I interacted with her Twitter account frequently. She seemed very real to me and many others. Don't know what's going on, but given implications, had to say something https://twitter.com/JacquelynGill/status/1289944052134076420

I strongly believe in peoples' rights to be anonymous on Twitter, and to use all the tools at their disposal to maintain anonymity and privacy, including some deception. This is why and so many others never questioned or even thought to question her identity.

But the impact on other peoples' lives, emotions and big, critical decisions invited scrutiny from myself and others that this story could not sustain. It's been a gut-wrenching, confusing and infuriating 48 hours on so many different levels.