I'd go a step further and suggest it was likely never legitimate from the start. Think about it. Does it really make sense that satoshi would sign up to twitter of all things? I could understand an account on a platform like StackExchange or something equally technical and respectable. That sort of thing would fit the profile. But twitter? Nah. I don't think it was ever satoshi using that site. Just a cheap imitation.
Next people will be claiming satoshi is on
A random twitter message won't be his choice of communcation, unless accompanied by a signed 100% verifiable Bitcoin message.
The sad part is, maintream-clickbait media loves to pick up on this BS and most people that are not familiar with this topic will belive whatever they decide to publish about it.