Question

What percentage of this group’s content is posted by astroturfing bots? Guess in the comments, let’s talk about it!  

Answer 1

One of them blocked me, so I asked a friend to peek at their profile, and they have posted nothing. Ever. Some people don’t post public content. That’s understandable. But somebody who appears to spend all day on Facebook stirring the pot having no public content, <50 friends, and publicly lists membership in a dozen or so suburban community groups, where they appear to post the same few things over and over? Kinda strange.  

Answer 2

Over the last week or so it's been every 2nd or 3rd post.  

Comments

@interjection how can you tell?  

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Profiles made within the last 2 months, and they don't interact with anyone else on any subject with the exception of their own or discussions on anti-lockdown issues. I've been in this group for years just for the news and stuff, but have only ever seen this kind of galvanizing activity over the last few weeks. And it's always the same people.  

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@interjection another hint: almost no content but 5 copies of the same picture with different borders

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26 friends, all of which have the same sort of profiles.  

Answer 3

I joined fb when everything locked down w/COVID. People are not working, so they're engaging online. As far as I know, I'm not a bot.  

Answer 4

I'm a real girl!