The guy who runs Fedified obviously knows that account verification works on the Fediverse. See screenshot.
So why does he want Twitter-style Blue Checks?
Because he wants the class-based social status that birdsite formerly gave him!
@atomicpoet It smelled like a scam to me when I first saw it. I mean, a Google form?
@adam Yep, that's a red flag.
But you also got to remember that, to the intended audience, this is presented as a stop-gap solution while they convince the Fediverse's powers-that-be to implement migration of their blue check status.