Who Is Marco Acortes? The mystery man behind viral 2013 coronavirus tweet everyone is talking about (Image via Getty)
Marco Acortes is an online creator who became very famous because of one short tweet he wrote many years ago. On June 3, 2013, his Twitter account @Marco_Acortes posted a small line that said, “Corona virus….its coming.” At that time, nobody talked about COVID-19. People did not think of any big virus. So the tweet stayed quiet for a long time.In 2020, when COVID-19 spread across the world, people found his old message. Many users were shocked because the words looked like he had warned everyone many years before the real outbreak. The tweet became huge again in 2025, and many people shared screenshots of it. The date on the tweet is real, and the post is not edited. It is the same message he posted in 2013. After 2016, Marco stopped using Twitter. His last post was a small emoji. He did not write anything after that. This made many people wonder where he is now. There is no public detail about his job, his age, or his life. Some people online think he may have worked with computers or tech. But there is no confirmed information about that. Only the tweet and his quiet social media pages are known.
Marco Acortes’ YouTube page and online activity
Marco Acortes also has a YouTube channel named Vlogs from the 6. The channel shows simple vlog-style videos. It does not have many new uploads. Just like his Twitter page, his YouTube page is also calm, with no updates for a long time. There is no personal information on the channel. He never talks about the viral tweet there. He has never made any public video about COVID-19 or why he wrote that tweet back in 2013.Today, Marco Acortes is known mostly for that one message. His words became famous because they look like a strange prediction. What made the tweet stand out was the timing and how close it looked to the real event that came years later.Also Read: Matt Walsh Attacks Michelle Obama Again After Viral Clip Shows Her Speaking On Black Women And Hair PressureThe tweet still gets shared by many people. Some feel shocked. Others feel curious. But Marco Acortes has stayed quiet. He has not posted anywhere or spoken about his tweet. He remains a private and unknown person online.
