Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, who was pulled out of school in handcuffs after a digital clock he built himself was mistaken for a bomb, gets a verified Twitter account. It’s not easy to get verified account on Twitter but, this Prodigy who was arrested in the US gets a verified Twitter handle.

“This is my only official account, people are making fake accounts so if you can kindly report those pages it would be much appreciated,” Ahmed Tweeted yesterday.

This is my only official account, people are making fake accounts so if you can kindly report those pages it would be much appreciated.

— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) September 17, 2015

Ahmed Mohamed gets invitation to the White House:

His arrest has been sharply criticised, and the boy has received an outpouring of support including an invitation to the White House.

“Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what makes America great,” Mr Obama wrote on Twitter.