https://www.engadget.com/2014-12-19-instagram-purges-spam.html
Instagram purges spam fake accounts, costing celebs millions of followers
Dec 19, 2014 - Instagram has made good on its promise to start purging inactive, fake and spam accounts this December, and it's doing such a great job that users are calling...
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/facebook-removed-32b-fake-accounts-since-april/342391
Facebook Removed 3.2B Fake Accounts Since April
Sep 3, 2025 - The latest Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report demonstrates how big of a task policing the social network has become.
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/fifth-third-fake-accounts-wells-fargo
Fifth Third opened fake accounts like Wells Fargo, government says | Fox Business
The government alleged the bank's employees opened fake accounts for customers in order to meet aggressive sales targets.
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https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/social-media/twitter-blue-signups-unavailable-after-raft-of-fake-accounts/95464291
Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts, ETCIO
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https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/review-lauren-oylers-fake-accounts
Review: Lauren Oyler's Fake Accounts - Freddie deBoer
there's nothing in the Millennial experience worth writing about tbh
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https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/facebook-removes-more-than-3-billion-fake-accounts-story-xj3HRZgry9X0q6OTRRlUOP.html
Facebook removes more than 3 billion fake accounts (HT Tech)
May 24, 2019 - In the second half of 2018, Facebook identified 53 disruptions of Facebook services in nine countries, compared to 48 disruptions in eight nations in the first...
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/fake-accounts
fake accounts: Latest News & Videos, Photos about fake accounts | The Economic Times - Page 1
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https://theweek.com/speedreads/654827/wells-fargo-ceo-steps-down-after-fake-accounts-scandal
Wells Fargo CEO steps down after fake accounts scandal | The Week
Oct 12, 2016 - The latest News,/news,,news, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
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https://www.digitaljournal.com/social-media/facebook-bans-2-2-billion-fake-accounts/article/550467
Facebook bans 2.2 billion fake accounts - Digital Journal
May 24, 2019 - In total, Facebook has banned 2.2 billion fake accounts which is a number similar to the numbers of those who were assessed as 'real' users of the social
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https://www.pymnts.com/trends/fake-accounts-scandal/
fake accounts scandal Archives | PYMNTS.com
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https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/fake-accounts/
How Does Facebook Measure Fake Accounts?
Aug 3, 2020 - When it comes to abusive fake accounts, our intent is simple: find and remove as many as we can while removing as few authentic accounts as possible.
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https://www.cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/
Clean up the Internet - tackle fake and anonymous social media accounts
Clean up the Internet works to tackle online harms. We want stop the harm to democracy caused by abuse, trolling and disinformation. We campaign to stop online...
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https://www.thewrap.com/twitter-congress-201-russian-accounts/
Twitter Tells Congress It Blocked 201 Russian 'Fake News' Accounts - TheWrap
Sep 28, 2017 - Social media giant says 22 of the pro-Russian accounts were tied to banned Facebook profiles
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https://reason.com/2013/02/25/white-house-accused-of-pushing-gun-contr/
White House Accused of Pushing Gun Control With Fake Twitter Accounts
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https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/malvertising-scam-uses-fake-google-ads.html?m=0
Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts
Malvertising targets Microsoft advertisers via fake Google ads, stealing credentials with phishing pages mimicking ads.microsoft.com.
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https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/8-in-10-twitter-accounts-fake-claims-top-security-expert-as-musk-laughs-122090100268_1.html
8 in 10 Twitter accounts fake, claims top security expert as Musk laughs | Company News - Business...
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk went after Parag Agrawal-led platform once again, after a top cybersecurity expert claimed that as high as eight in 10 Twitter...
https://www.michigan.gov/consumerprotection/protect-yourself/consumer-alerts/scams/how-to-spot-fake-gofundme-accounts?ref=scamwatchhq.com
How to Spot Fake GoFundMe Accounts
Consumer Alerts - Scams - How to Spot Fake GoFundMe Accounts
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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fake-accounts-drove-praise-of-duterte-and-now-target-philippine-election
Fake accounts drove praise of Duterte and now target Philippine elections | The Straits Times
Apr 11, 2025 - Analysts saw the hallmarks of a troll army in the days after the former president's arrest. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.indiatimes.com/worth/news/twitter-shares-fall-5-after-musk-threatens-to-cancel-deal-over-fake-accounts-issue/articleshow/127338765.html
Twitter Shares Fall 5% After Musk Threatens To Cancel Deal Over Fake Accounts Issue
Twitter shares slipped more than 5% yesterday after Elon Musk threatened to terminate the proposed $44 billion Twitter takeover amid fake accounts issue.
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/social-media-accounts-need-to-be-linked-with-aadhaar-to-check-fake-news-sc-told-1566217179666.html
Social media accounts need to be linked with Aadhaar to check fake news, SC told
Aug 19, 2019 - The suggestion was made by the Tamil Nadu government which is facing resistance from Facebook Inc.Facebook claims that its Whatsapp messages are end-to-end...
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/doubleswitch-hackers-hijack-twitter-accounts-activists-journalists-spread-fake-news-1625636
Doubleswitch: Hackers hijack Twitter accounts of activists and journalists to spread fake news |...
Jun 11, 2017 - The attack has already been observed in Venezuela, Bahrain and Myanmar so far.
https://tech.hindustantimes.com/amp/tech/news/ukraine-war-via-china-s-tiktok-russia-s-new-tool-for-propaganda-machine-fake-accounts-71645940211462.html
Ukraine War via China's TikTok: Russia's new tool for propaganda machine- fake accounts | Tech News...
Feb 27, 2022 - Experts say Russia is mounting a sophisticated effort to flood the internet with fake accounts via China's TikTok pushing disinformation through fake accounts...
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/us/great-valley-middle-school-tiktok-prank-attack-target-teachers-fake-accounts-and-harassment-controversy
Middle School Students Prank Attack: Teachers Targeted With Fake TikTok Accounts And Harassment |...
Middle school students at Great Valley Middle School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, launched a coordinated prank attack by creating fake TikTok accounts to...
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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-shuts-100000-fake-news-social-media-accounts-ramps-up-content-cleanup
China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup | The Straits Times
May 18, 2023 - News dissemination on Chinese social media is already heavily controlled. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-fake-social-migrants/31590612.html
Belarusian KGB Accused Of Using Fake Social-Media Accounts To Inflame Migrant Crisis
Facebook's parent company, Meta, says it has removed dozens of fake social-media accounts "linked to the Belarusian KGB" that were used to inflame an ongoing...
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https://www.statista.com/chart/20685/duplicate-and-false-facebook-accounts/
Chart: 16% of All Facebook Accounts Are Fake or Duplicates | Statista
This chart shows the share of Facebook MAUs that are thought to be duplicate or false accounts.
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https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/8-in-10-twitter-accounts-fake-claims-top-security-expert-as-musk-laughs/93921484
8 in 10 Twitter accounts fake, claims top security expert as Musk laughs, ETCIO
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday went after Parag Agrawal-led platform once again, after a top cybersecurity expert claimed that as high as eight in...
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/anthropic-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-data-copying-using-fake-accounts-and-ai-distillation-methods/articleshow/128728450.cms?from=mdr
Anthropic: Anthropic accuses Chinese AI firms of data copying using fake accounts and AI...
A big AI fight has started after Anthropic accused some Chinese tech companies of secretly using its AI system to learn and improve their own tools. The issue...
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-bots-facebook-fake-accounts-income-allianz-5102031
GE2025: More than 1,600 suspected fake Facebook accounts posted 8,000 comments over 2 days on...
CNA had looked at the comments section of 37 posts by news outlets between Apr 27 and 29.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6306386799112
Musk says clarity on fake Twitter accounts needed for purchase to move forward | Fox Business Video
NetChoice Vice President Carl Szabo, an adjunct professor of Internet law at the George Mason Antonin Scalia Law School, weighs in, arguing that the demand is...
https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/next-gen-technologies/twitter-uses-automated-tech-to-challenge-1-5-million-accounts-amid-covid-19/75201944
Fake News: Twitter uses automated tech to challenge 1.5 million accounts amid covid-19, ETCIO
Fake News: The microblogging platform has increased the use of machine learning and automated technology to take a wide range of actions on potentially abusive...
https://forums.ea.com/discussions/star-wars-battlefront-2-en/fake-admin-accounts-with-gold-chat-with-the-blixs-hack/10885476/replies/10885484
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https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/09/06/facebook-russian-ads
Daring Fireball: NYT: 'Fake Russian Facebook Accounts Bought $100,000 in Political Ads'
Link to: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/technology/facebook-russian-political-ads.html
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/facebook-cracks-down-on-companies-selling-fake-likes-followers-and-accounts/296183/
Facebook Cracks Down on Companies Selling Fake Likes, Followers, and Accounts
Mar 2, 2019 - Facebook is going after companies that promote the sale of fake accounts, likes, and followers.
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https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2021/05/24/mcmc-platform-providers-hampering-efforts-to-crack-down-on-fake-accounts
MCMC: Platform providers hampering efforts to crack down on fake accounts | The Star
May 24, 2021 - It explained that the fake accounts were created primarily for fraudulent purposes where some impersonated and abused the identities of individuals as well as...
https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/82854/adding-fake-user-accounts-contact-list-assign-to-within-project-plan
Adding fake user accounts - Contact list_assign to (within project plan) - Smartsheet Community
Curious if anyone has suggestions. We want to be able to include a few place holder names within the project plan. The goal is to be able to do a find and...
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https://www.breitbart.com/border/2016/01/10/news-outlets-continue-using-debunked-twitter-accounts-to-glorify-murderous-narcos/
News Outlets Use Fake Twitter Accounts to Cash in on 'El Chapo'
Jan 11, 2016 - News outlets continue to use debunked Twitter and Facebook accounts to glorify the people responsible for close to 179,000 confirmed murders, countless...
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https://www.voanews.com/a/facebook-fake-news/3842816.html
Facebook Removes Accounts in Fight Against Fake News
Social media giant says it has deleted tens of thousands of accounts in Britain ahead of June 8 general election
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https://www.engadget.com/2018-07-10-facebook-messenger-flag-dms-fake-accounts.html
Facebook Messenger may soon flag DMs from fake accounts
Jul 10, 2018 - While Facebook-owned WhatsApp is starting to label messages to fight fake news, Facebook proper seems to be doing something similar. According to a report at...
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https://latinamericadailybriefing.blogspot.com/2020/09/whistleblower-fake-facebook-accounts.html
Latin America Daily Briefing: Whistleblower: Fake Facebook accounts undermine elections around the...
Daily news updates on Latin American politics and human rights.
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https://demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/al-jazeera-the-fake-twitter-accounts-influencing-the-gulf-crisis/
DemTech | Al Jazeera: The fake Twitter accounts influencing the Gulf crisis
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https://forums.ea.com/discussions/star-wars-battlefront-2-en/fake-admin-accounts-with-gold-chat-with-the-blixs-hack/10885476/replies/10885485
fake admin accounts with gold chat with the BLIXS hack | EA Forums - 10885476
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https://petapixel.com/2014/12/21/judge-police-can-use-fake-instagram-accounts-try-see-private-photos/
Judge: Police Can Use Fake Instagram Accounts to Try to See Your Private Photos | PetaPixel
Dec 21, 2014 - A federal judge has decided that it's okay for police officers to befriend Instagram users with fake accounts in order to gain access to photos shared
https://bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/financial-services/ipl-betting-scam-use-of-cryptocurrency-mule-accounts-fake-govt-sites-on-rise/120762210
IPL betting scam: Use of cryptocurrency, mule accounts & fake govt sites on rise, ETBFSI
IPL Betting Scam: Cybercriminals are using cryptocurrency and fake websites to deceive audiences. Authorities busted a major betting ring with transactions...