So many people feel overwhelmed while scrolling and there’s a reason for that. Bots are a large part of the problem. We’ve been breaking down how to spot them. After tracking bot groups that push narratives and attacks, we found some common traits:
– Account creation bursts: July–August 2020 and again post-election (Nov 2020–Jan 2021), October–November 2022, April 2023, September–October 2024. If an account was created during these windows, be skeptical.
– Clustered behavior: If you find one bot, you’ll usually find others. They amplify each other with likes and retweets, often posting the same meme or slogan at the same time to create fake consensus.
– Heavy hashtag use: #MAGA, #Trump2024, #SaveAmerica, #DrainTheSwamp.
– Content style: Low-effort memes, gifs, or images meant to go viral, often recycled across dozens of accounts.
– Engagement: One-way broadcasting – rarely genuine replies. Some spam trending posts with copy-pasted replies to hijack visibility.
– Profiles: Stock or stolen photos (edited with MAGA hats or slogans). Suspicious follower ratios (following hundreds but only a handful of followers).
– Usernames/bios: Sparse bios and generic handles like firstname12345 or MAGA_Patriot.
– Following patterns: Many bots follow the same small set of big MAGA influencer or Trump-family accounts.
– Posting speed: Bots post at rates no human can – often hundreds of times a day, sometimes at machine-like intervals (every 10–12 seconds), or with impossible typing speeds (200+ words/minute). They’re active 24/7, without sleep cycles.
⚠️ Rule of thumb: If you find one, you’ll usually uncover a whole cluster acting in sync.
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