The story on Axact Fake Degree Scam case by New York Times escalated quickly. Journalists, social media influencers, and wannabes took the social media by storm, speaking their hearts out about Axact and their upcoming channel Bol.
Fake Degrees, Real Cash – how a Pakistani software company made millions from an internet education fraud. My take: http://t.co/dJDj85hAQF
— Declan Walsh (@declanwalsh) May 18, 2015
From Bol to Lol #Axact pic.twitter.com/LRsZA0vg5R
— Anam J. Cheema (@AnamCheema_) May 18, 2015
Kamran Khan who used to do a show on corruption scandals every night, couldn’t identify the #Axact scam before or after joining it.
— Anam J. Cheema (@AnamCheema_) May 18, 2015
#AXACT could escape all this #NYT nonsense by incorporating in Nigeria and change its business focus to helping heirs of deceased Princes.
— Fasi Zaka (@fasi_zaka) May 18, 2015
Fake degrees. Fake senior (executive) vice presidents? #Bol #Axact #Pakistan
— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) May 18, 2015
It’s Sad that journalists and media houses are celebrating the #Axact news. Their attention is only towards Bol and not towards fake degrees
— Anam J. Cheema (@AnamCheema_) May 18, 2015
Pakistan’s internet is officially broken #AXACT
— Nosheen Abbas (@Goshno) May 18, 2015
Some would resign from Bol after #Axact scam and its a win-win for them Got paid so long without working Resigned on “Moral” Grounds! Piety!
— Samee Chaudhry (@SameeChaudhry1) May 18, 2015
“Hands down, this is probably the largest operation we’ve ever seen,” Allen Ezell, a retired F.B.I. agent, said after investigating #Axact
— Samee Chaudhry (@SameeChaudhry1) May 18, 2015
One Saudi man paid over $400,000 on fake degrees and associated certificates, said Mr. Jamshaid, the former #Axact employee. Reports NYT
— Samee Chaudhry (@SameeChaudhry1) May 18, 2015
Seems highly likely that they all missed the #Axact‘s unscrupulous tactics; sad day for journalism & its ethics #Bol pic.twitter.com/uGP1lD3YoH
— Mohammad Taqi (@mazdaki) May 18, 2015
I wonder if #Axact will use the #BCCI defence: cut it down because foreigners afraid the next Google is Pakistani
— Fasi Zaka (@fasi_zaka) May 18, 2015
Happy some of our fine journalists got hired by Bol and are drawing decent salaries. Who cares how #Axact made money. Did we ask others?
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) May 18, 2015
#aXact claims to have revenues of $1 billion/year by selling CRM software in competition to Microsoft. Fact: THEY DON’T HAVE ANY SOFTWARE.
— Mohsin Hijazee (@MohsinHijazee) May 18, 2015
Even Microsoft is considered a very small player of CRM market dominated by Salesforce, PeopleSoft. Let alone #aXact making 1 billion USD.
— Mohsin Hijazee (@MohsinHijazee) May 18, 2015
Wasim Badami is sitting somewhere, sipping on a shikanjbeen, thanking his lucky stars. Or sources #Axact
— Khizra (@KhizM) May 18, 2015
Seems highly likely that they all missed the #Axact‘s unscrupulous tactics; sad day for journalism & its ethics #Bol pic.twitter.com/uGP1lD3YoH
— Mohammad Taqi (@mazdaki) May 18, 2015
Prayer rooms in #Axact must be overcrowded today as New York Times strikes media drone http://t.co/hhSQ9bXIgA
— Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist) May 18, 2015
Let’s see what #Axact , @BOLTVNews & their backers say. Something like,”GEO+RAW+anti-Pakistan forces conspired to..” https://t.co/Hj17bFIKnZ
— Raza Rumi (@Razarumi) May 18, 2015
#Axact was in the midst of printing primary school & secondary school certificates to be distributed among ten million Pakistani kids
— Ali Arqam (@aliarqam) May 18, 2015
The official response from the Axact group.
#AxactResponse: Read #Axact‘s official response to the fictitious & defamatory article published by New York Times: http://t.co/r8oJrZVUSg
— Axact (@AxactTweets) May 18, 2015
The most hilarious response is from Kamran Khan who alleged that NYT has published articles on Pakistan in the past which are not authentic and one of the example is Zardari being Mr. 10%. Just see his 5 years of coverage during the PPP rule. Irony is unmistakable
NYT:Pak Army-Rogue ISI-Terror Abettor Zardari-Mr 10 Percent etc,search NYT articles on Pakistan since 9/11– Pakistan a horrible state
— Kamran Khan (@AajKamranKhan) May 18, 2015
Another hilarious hash tag was making trend on twitter #AxactUniversityNames. Some names suggested by the twitteratis are following.
Waterpoo, Cambridges, Oxfraud, Stanfraud, Yaler, Harwood, Princesston, Fluke University, Cornshell University, Mcbill..#AxactUniversityNames
— Noman Ansari (@Pugnate) May 18, 2015
World’s BEST pirate school. Famous alum include Captains Hook and Sparrow. #AxactUniversityNames #Axact #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/OMcXxjz9oP
— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) May 18, 2015
#AxactUniversityNames Bhutto Medical Sciences – Immortality Studies
— Anthony Permal (@anthonypermal) May 18, 2015
Who went here? #AxactUniversityNames #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/sU4R17oEJF
— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) May 18, 2015
Update: Some more memes on Axact fake degree scam.
Hahhaha Gangs of BOLpur #Axact pic.twitter.com/Zqvy4CcEHJ
— Muzammal Afzal (@Muzammalafzal) May 18, 2015
Maray Paas bangla Gaari hay izat hay tmhary paas kya hay? Maray paas Degree hay #Axact wali pic.twitter.com/SjGI0kmGGj
— Muzammal Afzal (@Muzammalafzal) May 18, 2015
Degree par Degree, Degree par degree di ja rahi hay Judge sahab #Axact pic.twitter.com/McXX8Rw9hw
— Muzammal Afzal (@Muzammalafzal) May 18, 2015
