Panic-texting your college roommate during the World Cup...

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1. TikTok clip just exploded with screenshots of our chat.
2. What screenshots, send me the link.
3. It shows our group and a slur next to my name.
4. That's not you, don't be dramatic.
5. I never wrote that word, I swear.
6. People are tagging everyone, it's trending already.
7. Don't tag the dean, please, this can't reach them.
8. Who posted it?
9. Some @sportsmemes account with 200k views.
10. Screenshots show timestamps from last night.
11. It says 2:14am but I was at Finn's.
12. I thought you left the party earlier?
13. I FaceTimed my mom at three, check her call log.
14. Alex, didn't you borrow Maya's phone last night?
15. Yeah I gave it to him to call Lyft.
16. Alex had my phone? when?
17. I only used it for two minutes, promise.
18. Two minutes is enough to fabricate a screenshot.
19. Also someone commented 'it's a setup' repeatedly.
20. Who would set me up? I don't have enemies.
21. Remember Emma? You argued publicly with her.
22. Emma hates me, but she wouldn't fake this.
23. People claim you DM'd racist memes this week.
24. I didn't DM those, check my inbox timestamps.
25. Deleted messages can be screenshotted and doctored easily.
26. My messages show 'edited' not 'sent' anywhere.
27. Edited? Who edits messages into slurs?
28. My Google shows unknown login at 2:12am.
29. Unknown login from a Samsung, location off-campus.
30. I didn't have my phone outside campus last night.
31. Someone's farming receipts; this looks targeted.
32. There's a video reply showing a finger typing.
33. My keyboard logs show no typing at 2:14am.
34. Now creator just DM'd saying 'proof or nothing'.
35. They tagged the coach and school's account under the clip.