Fake Twitter Accounts: A Case Study

Fake Twitter Accounts: A Case Study – In previous articles we stated that Fake Twitter Accounts were in the news again and the ease and anonymity of Twitter can pose problems.

As more people turn to Twitter to keep in touch with friends and follow their favorite celebrities, impostor accounts or Fake Twitter Accounts are becoming a concern and causing confusion for some.

I have just read an interesting article in the OnlineJournalismBlog entitled: How to spot a hoax Twitter account – a case study.

The article highlights a number of tests that you can undertake to identify Fake Twitter Accounts:

• The too-good-to-be-true Test
• The Style and Personality Test
• The Who’s Following Test
• The Who’s he/she Following Test
• The Messages to/about Them Test
• The Suspicious Behaviour (bait) Test

You can click on Fake Twitter Accounts: A Case Study to read the full article…

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