2016 Postmortem

Jarqui

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80. Shhh

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Sat Jan 9, 2016, 05:55 PM

Jan 2016

Democrats are not supposed to point out when Hillary is not being honest again!! ...

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UPDATED -- Most recent Twitter audit shows over 2 million of Hillary Clinton's followers are fake [View all] Android3.14 Jan 2016 OP

. Wilms Jan 2016 #1

Is this picture from the HRC farm? Helen Borg Jan 2016 #43

Oh noes!!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2016 #2

Any info regarding who makes all these fake followers? It really reflects badly on her campaign. reformist2 Jan 2016 #3

Might of hired a social media advertising firm? Or not her at all. Bradical79 Jan 2016 #21

Agreed passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #47

Good observation Android3.14 Jan 2016 #79

It's a short-sighted tactic that can backfire CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #24

Just one more example floriduck Jan 2016 #45

Having fake followers was her "decision making"? Agschmid Jan 2016 #66

I believe there is a high likelihood floriduck Jan 2016 #73

Such a ridiculous assertion. Agschmid Jan 2016 #75

But it's the Hillary supporters that are delusional Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #83

Everything about her campaign is astroturf. senz Jan 2016 #25

And yet I am still voting for her yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #28

urm NJCher Jan 2016 #32

I have fake Instagram followers, I didn't ask for them, and didn't pay for them. Agschmid Jan 2016 #34

really? NJCher Jan 2016 #36

Answered right here in this thread passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #51

see this, at the NY Times NJCher Jan 2016 #69

Yes we all agree it happens... Agschmid Jan 2016 #74

It's a great question for them... Not me. Agschmid Jan 2016 #65

Yeah read what Twitter fakes mean yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #90

I have asked and asked why a Democrat would support H. Clinton clearly an American Aristocrat. rhett o rick Jan 2016 #89

Madam president Clinton will make this country great yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #91

"who makes all these fake followers?" left-of-center2012 Jan 2016 #29

Mechanical Turk Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #48

My account shows 95% legit. NorthCarolina Jan 2016 #4

The empress has no clothes. azmom Jan 2016 #5

Interestingly enough, @DWStweets shows 48% fake followers. NorthCarolina Jan 2016 #6

That's all? I demand a recount! Proserpina Jan 2016 #7

2,994,545 of Hillary's followers are real. Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #8

That's about how they rank in many polls, too. George II Jan 2016 #41

True! Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #44

Good notice ! uponit7771 Jan 2016 #49

How does it reflect on her? treestar Jan 2016 #9

Methodology MattSh Jan 2016 #11

Plenty of people will sign up for things and then treestar Jan 2016 #12

I have two twitter accounts, signed up only because some software/site wanted me to. But.... George II Jan 2016 #58

I guess I am one of the fake ones then... BooScout Jan 2016 #17

2.9 million followers who actively use twitter (that 2012 company says non-regular users are fake) Sunlei Jan 2016 #10

Translation: I am a social media warrior and I demand pure Twitter followers leftofcool Jan 2016 #13

We've got to give Hillary points for her consistency. Seriously. CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #14

+1 BeanMusical Jan 2016 #20

I also remember the media turning this event into Watergate or something like that. StevieM Jan 2016 #33

'About TwitterAudit' Princess Turandot Jan 2016 #15

I'm one such twitter user firebrand80 Jan 2016 #19

Me too. nt SunSeeker Jan 2016 #35

I have two accounts, I don't even know HOW to send a tweet! George II Jan 2016 #40

Hush now... uberblonde Jan 2016 #23

The article you posted before said 46,000 listed their hometowns as Bagdad emulatorloo Jan 2016 #16

The twitter followers are an accurate representation of the candidate fbc Jan 2016 #18

LOL - not at all surprising. senz Jan 2016 #22

I've never been on the tweeter. tom_kelly Jan 2016 #26

I've said it before: here in my extremely red pocket of a red state... I've seen ZERO Hillary signs AzDar Jan 2016 #27

fun with anecdotal evidence Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #56

I'm in the reddest part of Western MA... druidity33 Jan 2016 #76

Yup, and I'm in Central MA, where we just had the big Worcester and Lowell Trump events Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #78

That is such good news! About Bernie vs Hillary. #bernie16 eom Karma13612 Jan 2016 #86

And we are supposed to trust her. And we Bernie supporters jwirr Jan 2016 #30

Fake followers for a fake candidate. Fuddnik Jan 2016 #31

Mmmm Helen Borg Jan 2016 #39

Any idea on the percentage of DUers who are fake Democrats? oasis Jan 2016 #37

BOOM! George II Jan 2016 #42

Exactly! MrWendel Jan 2016 #46

I would guess about 10% HubertHeaver Jan 2016 #53

Kabam! leftofcool Jan 2016 #64

zing! treestar Jan 2016 #68

my guess would be a number equal.... smiley Jan 2016 #85

"Followers" on twitter aren't necessarily all followers of the person, there could be reasons.... George II Jan 2016 #38

Purchased Twitter followers to give the illusion of enthusiasm? Jackilope Jan 2016 #52

That's ridiculous. How can you prove that there are "purchased" followers? You can't. George II Jan 2016 #57

Quack quack Android3.14 Jan 2016 #63

This was discussed awhile ago on DU. Jackilope Jan 2016 #81

lol you should only add that confirmation treestar Jan 2016 #67

Lots of interest in HRC in Myanmar ..... Jackilope Jan 2016 #82

It really is pretty simple Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #84

Hmm that's odd... Agschmid Jan 2016 #70

And 1k out of my 6.5k followers are fakes Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #50

CNN has 11 million fake followers according to this audit Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #54

Yup. Agschmid Jan 2016 #72

How many DU users have multiple accounts? RandySF Jan 2016 #55

DU has fake followers too MyNameGoesHere Jan 2016 #59

Yet they still lose the UglyGreed Jan 2016 #60

When she was SoS, she spent taxpayer money to buy Facebook likes for the department arcane1 Jan 2016 #61

What a fucking waste of our resources. azmom Jan 2016 #71

Syria was the first Twitter "revolution" - part of a $330 mil DOS regime change operation. leveymg Jan 2016 #87

The modern, digital version of how we overthrew Iran's democracy in the 1950's. arcane1 Jan 2016 #88

numbers enid602 Jan 2016 #62

No substance here. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #77

Shhh Jarqui Jan 2016 #80