CNN Caught Purchasing 16 Million Fake Twitter Followers
Internet sleuths have discovered that over 50% of CNN’s Twitter followers – around 16 million of them – are fake accounts purchased by CNN. A push by the network to try and discredit the Project Veritas CNN leaks prompted internet detectives to examine CNN’s shady social media strategy. Infowars.com reports: An audit of CNN’s Twitter account reveals that their most recent rating reflected an abysmal 46% real followers, 54% fake. It should be noted that this audit reflects information from four years ago, when CNN had just over 30 million followers; they now have 32 million followers.