Obama has millions of fake Twitter followers

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President Obama's Twitter account has 18.8 million followers -- but more than half of them really don't exist, according to reports.

A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers," The New York Times reports in a story about how Twitter followers can be purchased.

"The practice has become so widespread that StatusPeople, a social media management company in London, released a Web tool last month called the Fake Follower Check that it says can ascertain how many fake followers you and your friends have," the Times reports.

"Fake accounts tend to follow a lot of people but have few followers," said Rob Waller, a founder of StatusPeople. "We then combine that with a few other metrics to confirm the account is fake."

Notes the Times:

If accurate, the number of fake followers out there is surprising. According to the StatusPeople tool, 71 percent of Lady Gaga's nearly 29 million followers are "fake" or "inactive." So are 70 percent of President Obama's nearly 19 million followers.

Republican opponent Mitt Romney has far fewer Twitter followers -- not quite 900,000 -- but it's a good bet that some of them are fake as well.

Both campaigns have denied buying Twitter followers.

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And?

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But it's on the internet. And that is where all truth lies.

Charles, you ARE trying to ruin the internet!!!!

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Lady Gaga got the President beat by 10 million

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...A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers," The New York Times reports in a story about how Twitter followers can be purchased.

Another fake new web tool!

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Lady Gaga got the President beat by 10 million

Lady Gaga has pretty much everyone on Twitter beat, I think.

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Lady Gaga has pretty much everyone on Twitter beat, I think.

Even Elvis

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President Obama's Twitter account has 18.8 million followers -- but more than half of them really don't exist, according to reports.

A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers," The New York Times reports in a story about how Twitter followers can be purchased.

"The practice has become so widespread that StatusPeople, a social media management company in London, released a Web tool last month called the Fake Follower Check that it says can ascertain how many fake followers you and your friends have," the Times reports.

"Fake accounts tend to follow a lot of people but have few followers," said Rob Waller, a founder of StatusPeople. "We then combine that with a few other metrics to confirm the account is fake."

Notes the Times:

If accurate, the number of fake followers out there is surprising. According to the StatusPeople tool, 71 percent of Lady Gaga's nearly 29 million followers are "fake" or "inactive." So are 70 percent of President Obama's nearly 19 million followers.

Republican opponent Mitt Romney has far fewer Twitter followers -- not quite 900,000 -- but it's a good bet that some of them are fake as well.

Both campaigns have denied buying Twitter followers.

usa today link

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Fake Birth Cert. Fake College Transcript. I wonder if Chelly has fake boobs.

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Fake Birth Cert. Fake College Transcript. I wonder if Chelly has fake boobs.

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DUDE! its lunch time. don't put images like that in my head.

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DUDE! its lunch time. don't put images like that in my head.

Seriously. Of all the first ladies in your lifetime, with a gun to your head.. Which one. I was barely born then, but Mrs Kennedy by a long shot.. Mrs Reagan was nice when she was younger. Overall however our Presidents have seem like they marry Ugly Women. True or False.

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Fake Birth Cert. Fake College Transcript. I wonder if Chelly has fake boobs.

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Seriously. Of all the first ladies in your lifetime, with a gun to your head.. Which one. I was barely born then, but Mrs Kennedy by a long shot.. Mrs Reagan was nice when she was younger. Overall however our Presidents have seem like they marry Ugly Women. True or False.

Again, ladies, remember it is not the content of your character but if you can give the men of VJ a stiffy.

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Finally, an explanation for Newt Gingrich having almost 1.5 million followers!

Seriously. Of all the first ladies in your lifetime, with a gun to your head.. Which one. I was barely born then, but Mrs Kennedy by a long shot.. Mrs Reagan was nice when she was younger. Overall however our Presidents have seem like they marry Ugly Women. True or False.

The men aren't that good looking either.