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twitter proof already exists but failed profile

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Description

- My twitter account is public.
- I have included "Verifying myself" in my twitter proof.
Verifying myself: I am sherylcarr on Keybase.io. Ew0WGj_cr07NIsI6AemIVWGnnoWN_1q
wiQVO / https://keybase.io/sherylcarr/sigs/Ew0WGj_cr07NIsI6AemIVWGnnoWN_1qwiQVO
- My command prompt says:
C:\Users\Billy>keybase prove twitter scarrbondale
You already have proven you are scarrbondale at twitter; overwrite? [y/n] n
error: Proof already exists.
- My profile says:
This proof has failed.

![keybaseprovenfailtwitter](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10833117/6023644/1a214088-ab83-11e4-8b13-39d4f42901c7.jpg)
This proof has failed"

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported `keybase prove twitter scarrbondale` flow and compare its “Proof already exists” result with the profile’s failed-proof state. Done means the existing Twitter proof can be refreshed or replaced and the profile reports it as valid.

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Assessment

Domain
authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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