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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 25 Nov 2013

    Twitter says fake accounts represent fewer than 5% of its active users. Others believe it's higher.http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL 

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      1. Beverly Jones‏ @beverlyejones 25 Nov 2013
        Replying to @WSJ

        Spam accounts hurt the experience MT @WSJ: Twitter says fake accounts are fewer than 5% of its active users BUT .... http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL 

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      2. Swanepoel‏ @Swanepoel 25 Nov 2013
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        Twitter says fake accounts represent fewer than 5% of its active users @WSJ. http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL  Feels higher, what say you?

        2 replies 5 retweets 1 like
      3. Robert Drummer‏ @rqd 25 Nov 2013
        Replying to @Swanepoel

        .@Swanepoel Here's a report on your followers from TwitterAudit: http://www.twitteraudit.com/Swanepoel  I think Twitter may be under-reporting fakes

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      4. Robert Drummer‏ @rqd 25 Nov 2013
        Replying to @rqd

        @Swanepoel For reference, here's the audit for @aplusk:http://www.twitteraudit.com/aplusk 

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      5. The Corcoran Group‏Verified account @corcorangroup 25 Nov 2013
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        .@rqd @Swanepoel Definitely some under-reporting or massaging of the 'fake' definition here. Some thoughts from me:http://www.inman.com/next/on-colony-collapse/ …

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      6. Swanepoel‏ @Swanepoel 29 Nov 2013
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        .@Corcoran_Group @rqd - not sure real % of fake but I do every 90 days clean out bottom 10% on many levels, fake accounts, non usage, etc.

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      1. R Goyal  🇮🇳‏ @iRajGoyal 25 Nov 2013
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        @WSJ Fake but they are still humans and active n online..

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      1. bie‏ @biepronouncebee 25 Nov 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter says fake accounts represent fewer than 5% of its active... Others believe it's higher. http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL ” #fakeaccounts

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      1. Tim Hawking‏ @adhawking_tim 25 Nov 2013
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        @WSJ is this really the Wall Street Journal? #proveit

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      1. Rasheed Ahmed Khan‏ @RasheedAhmedKh4 25 Nov 2013
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        @WSJ Fake accounts are fewer and it can easily be judged

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      1. Paul Ten Haken‏Verified account @paultenhaken 25 Nov 2013
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        Way higher RT @WSJ: Twitter says fake accts represent fewer than 5% of its active users. Others believe it's higher. http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL 

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      1. Charles Pylad‏ @cpylad 25 Nov 2013
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        @WSJ ... and @twitter has 0% support :-(

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      1. Anwar Gondal‏ @AnwerGondal 25 Nov 2013
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        @wsj Well this application tells different story about fake twitter accounts of any user http://fakers.statuspeople.com  more than 45% fake

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      1. Guillermo J Guajardo‏ @GJGunit 25 Nov 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter says fake accounts represent fewer than 5% of its active users. Others believe it's higher. http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL ” #Twitter

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      1. Adrian Martinez‏ @aimart 25 Nov 2013
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        No way. RT @WSJ: Twitter says fake accounts represent fewer than 5% of its active users. Others believe it's higher. http://on.wsj.com/1eirOFL 

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