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Alberta NDP MLA says she was victim of Facebook imposter

A photo of Red Deer South MLA Barb Miller. CREDIT: Facebook/BarbMillerMLA

A Facebook and Twitter account that an Alberta legislature member says weren’t hers have been taken down.

Barb Miller, who represents Red Deer South, issued a statement Friday on her real Facebook account that a fake account appeared to have started on Sept. 13.

CREDIT: Facebook/ BarbMillerMLA

Miller, who is NDP, says the page and a Twitter account associated with it, were not hers.

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One post expressed disappointment with Donald Trump winning last week’s U.S. presidential election, stating he would approve the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and that more pipelines aren’t needed.

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Some people replied to the posts with angry, profanity-filled comments aimed at Miller and the NDP government.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s office tweeted a warning Friday about the fake accounts, adding they had filed a report to Facebook.

-With files from CHUB.

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