You keep saying it’s upvoted for its authenticity and I keep saying that’s not the case. If this was framed as a hypothetical, it would get much the same reception because they aren’t saying "wow, it’s sad this destitute man is having trouble renting a new home. We should make things better for real people like Jeremy. "

I dispute this.

Post a similar Tweet, like this, but label it as "hypothetical" right in the title. Not as a comment or mention, but smack where people see it before they read the Tweet.

It might get some upvotes, but I'm positive it wouldn't make it to #1 on the front page.

It’s presented as a tweet. Whether or not you trust any tweet is a personal decision.

I think this is disingenuous too.

...Do you really think, when most people are reading this post, their initial thought is. "Huh, a tweet. I dunno if this Jeremy guy is real, let me consider that... Eh, I like the sentiment anyway. Upvote."

That's nonsense.

No one even checked and posted about it until now, apparently.

It's not a choice. Most never knew to choose! The Tweet is worded as if a real person describing their situation, so that's what the initial assumption will be.

Just because it’s a bot doesn’t make the validity of the message any less. It just means OP should clip out the account’s name.[emphasis added onto original text]

And this does nothing.

It removes attribution. But it does nothing to suggest the Tweet isn't authentic.

...And you didn't answer my question, I don't think.

To be clear, if you were OP of this post, what would you do now? Just remove the author, that's it?