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upaloopa

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8. How did Hillary set up those fake accounts?

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 05:45 PM

Apr 2015

I thought individuals set up their own accounts. How did she inactivate 41% of them? Does she have a little button on her desk that she pushes when she wants to inactivate you?
I am no twitter user so I don't know.
And how does she keep the others active?
How much time in her day does she spend keeping track on her twitter followers?

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More than half of Hillary's 3.6m twitter followers are fake or inactive accounts [View all] LittleBlue Apr 2015 OP

I follow her JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #1

Me too. bravenak Apr 2015 #68

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #76

So what if it is? I imagine she in not alone in those statistics notadmblnd Apr 2015 #2

Hillary and Fake in the same sentence? No Way! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #3

Boy you believed THAT bullshit in a skinny minute didn't you.....no anti hillary screed you won't! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #29

There is NOTHING fake about my gal, Hillary! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #39

And we know YOU believe anything ever said about the woman without even a second thought! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #42

Who is "WE"? 840high Apr 2015 #59

Everyone who reads it.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #63

The Imperial WE Autumn Apr 2015 #69

I'm not "we". 840high Apr 2015 #107

We are us Autumn Apr 2015 #119

Snort. heehee 840high Apr 2015 #58

I saw a post here about how many followers she had within minutes of announcing. merrily Apr 2015 #105

About the same percentages as for all of Twitter Newsjock Apr 2015 #4

Thanks for posting... additionally a lot of those monitors are unreliable OKNancy Apr 2015 #5

Just 4 per cent of President Barack Obama's Twitter followers, by comparison, are considered fake. snooper2 Apr 2015 #15

That was after staffers cleaned it up: sufrommich Apr 2015 #20

Not according to twitter audit. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #62

Pretty much Blue_Adept Apr 2015 #123

There's nothing you can do about it, bots follow. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #6

You can also buy Twitter followers in bulk. That's what the Romney campaign did n/t arcane1 Apr 2015 #17

I doubt Hillary would buy or needs to buy followers, besides... JaneyVee Apr 2015 #51

Im sure they'll be just as much outrage & disgust as when Romney did it. bunnies Apr 2015 #7

I remember DU being skeptical at first, then deciding it's an OK thing to do. arcane1 Apr 2015 #19

Oh yeah. There were all those threads defending Mitt! bunnies Apr 2015 #21

Except there's no proof. You're really putting on a cape for Romney? JaneyVee Apr 2015 #53

Yeah. Thats what Im doing. bunnies Apr 2015 #71

That was exactly the opposite point of that post. Reread it. nt LittleBlue Apr 2015 #98

and it was such a big deal, i do not remember ever seeing it on du. go figure. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #30

If you put "Romney bought twitter" into the google search of DU box at the top of the screen kelly1mm Apr 2015 #52

no du was not. go into the threads. half had no more than 10 responses. then almost all the rest seabeyond Apr 2015 #57

I guess we have different personal definitions of what DU being critical is. You say we were not kelly1mm Apr 2015 #72

when you have ten threads half with no more than 10 posts, and most of the rest under 20, that is seabeyond Apr 2015 #73

Whatever you say. I see many threads with lots of upvotes/coments ridiculing Romney. Just because kelly1mm Apr 2015 #75

ha... it does not even reach the level of, i made a sandwich for lunch. seabeyond Apr 2015 #78

Awesome. Thanks for your reply. nt kelly1mm Apr 2015 #79

huh bunnies Apr 2015 #70

ya,..... all of ten posters. wow, du really worked up over that. seabeyond Apr 2015 #74

it wasnt the only thread. bunnies Apr 2015 #84

no, it wasnt. i did a search. there were a number of threads. as i said. at least half had under 10 seabeyond Apr 2015 #85

It wasnt that anyone was all worked up. bunnies Apr 2015 #87

and there are plenty of people ridiculing hillary, obvious in this thread. mostly. seabeyond Apr 2015 #90

earlg took the time to make a post about it. bunnies Apr 2015 #95

and one of his very few fails. it seems there is a need to make it much bigger than what it was... seabeyond Apr 2015 #97

As well she should. bunnies Apr 2015 #102

really, whatever. seabeyond Apr 2015 #111

And this one posted as the Pic Of The Moment by EarlG: demmiblue Apr 2015 #86

No No NO! bunnies Apr 2015 #89

all of 21 people, probably less than making a stink about hillary. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #94

omg... you would think an earlg picture would get over a 100, tons of rec and even that... 21 posts seabeyond Apr 2015 #92

Mentioned many times LittleBlue Apr 2015 #101

do you people not read? how many posts have i stated many OPs, few posts in each of these MANY seabeyond Apr 2015 #132

Well well well LittleBlue Apr 2015 #99

I was correcting a falsehood. demmiblue Apr 2015 #100

How did Hillary set up those fake accounts? upaloopa Apr 2015 #8

There are groups that create the accounts and sell them in bulk. arcane1 Apr 2015 #12

Yeah they probably think she created everyone of them herself!!!!! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #31

Anyone who thinks that is beyond my limited ability to help them arcane1 Apr 2015 #35

Mine too.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #40

That's why she announced so late, she was busy creating a million twitter accounts. FSogol Apr 2015 #64

LMFAO!!!! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #65

Yep, unless the people buying this also sufrommich Apr 2015 #41

Agreed. I doubt if any of them manage their Twitter accounts themselves. arcane1 Apr 2015 #44

I recall reading that certain groups set them up and sell them in bulk LittleBlue Apr 2015 #13

It's not unusual, so it's certainly possible. arcane1 Apr 2015 #9

This thread make me a little blue. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #10

Oh no you dint LittleBlue Apr 2015 #14

Well, you can take some good natured ribbing... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #18

#1. DOES Hillary Clinton boast about 3.6 million Twitter followers? KittyWampus Apr 2015 #11

Depends on what you define as "boast". former9thward Apr 2015 #34

So what? CreekDog Apr 2015 #46

I have no concern what so ever. former9thward Apr 2015 #54

The Bagdad thing is admittedly wierd but the texas cities surely aren't dsc Apr 2015 #48

Twittergate! gratuitous Apr 2015 #16

The Clinton campaign redux epic faceplant already in progress. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #22

ROFL! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #25

AS IF! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #32

BFD! Politicalboi Apr 2015 #23

Trey Gowdy will be issuing subpoenas shortly. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2015 #24

Who gives a shit? Action_Patrol Apr 2015 #26

Is this source some of the same which writes the tabloids? Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #27

Yes, is a rightwing rag emulatorloo Apr 2015 #81

Thought so. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #83

She has 75% approval ratings among Democrats.....what do YOU think? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #28

Is that with or without sock puppets? [nt] Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #38

Sock puppets in polls? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #114

Depends on how the polls are conducted. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #117

how about multiple polls with the SAME results??? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #118

Seriously, you can buy them in bulk. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #124

Is there any particular reason leftynyc Apr 2015 #120

It's actually left-wing talking points, but I can see why you'd be confused. [nt] Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #125

The fact that average Democrats can't tell the difference, should worry you. BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #129

It worries me a great deal. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #131

Do you think Michelle Obama and joe Biden did the same? nt sufrommich Apr 2015 #122

Michelle no, Joe maybe. Michelle hasn't run for anything. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #127

Yeah, but half of them are fake democrats jberryhill Apr 2015 #113

Fake Democrats? Hmmm perhaps you need to consider that that half if that were the case VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #115

Lol jberryhill Apr 2015 #116

So now we have Twittergate to go along with Emailgate? KamaAina Apr 2015 #33

All part of the machine. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #36

There are lots of fake and inactive Twitter accounts gollygee Apr 2015 #37

TwitterGhazi! TerrapinFlyer Apr 2015 #43

Garbage. They're not fake if they're "inactive." They simply prefer to read tweets and not reply. n/ pnwmom Apr 2015 #45

Twittergate.....FacebookGawzi......... leftofcool Apr 2015 #47

I follow her. Raine1967 Apr 2015 #49

Half of the presidents followers are fake. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #50

Part of the real pleasure of watching Ms. Clinton be sworn in will be the apoplexy of the alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #55

She would need a full-time person just to block the fake accounts. madfloridian Apr 2015 #56

I heard 500,000 Facebook followers. krishnarama Apr 2015 #60

Oh yeah twitter! Where would we be without that social gem! Rex Apr 2015 #61

I love Twitter. madfloridian Apr 2015 #67

"...never tweet or reply to any tweets" - so? cyberswede Apr 2015 #66

Exactly. Just because you don't make your own tweets doesn't mean you are any less real. pnwmom Apr 2015 #91

Will you work this hard to discredit the Republican nominee? onenote Apr 2015 #77

Don't count on it. nt Bobbie Jo Apr 2015 #82

We know she planted fake questions in the Iowa audience Oilwellian Apr 2015 #80

The large majority are "inactive" -- meaning people like me. People who follow other people's tweets pnwmom Apr 2015 #88

It hasn't been a week yet and I'm already sick of this campaign season. Beacool Apr 2015 #93

So what should we do now LittleBlue? Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #96

What you do is up to you. nt LittleBlue Apr 2015 #112

Good God. Novara Apr 2015 #103

The making of a legend n/t whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #104

Dunno if it's true or not, but it's been done before. merrily Apr 2015 #106

This whole article is about dissing Democrats--no Republicans mentions and Daily went to Iowa today. riversedge Apr 2015 #108

The Daily Mail? ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #109

Next? jberryhill Apr 2015 #110

Did you really think leftynyc Apr 2015 #121

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2015 #126

++1. obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2015 #130

That's OK Turbineguy Apr 2015 #128

IMPEACH!?1!! dhill926 Apr 2015 #133

So will this bit of thrown mayo stick to the wall? If not, on to another outrage... LanternWaste Apr 2015 #134

Email and logogate were more impressive. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #135

Fake followers? Wow whodathunkit. Are you saying that fake followers identify with Hillary? L0oniX Jul 2015 #136