Are they real? Many of them certainly have the names of real people, who live in the places they claim to live. They have networks of friends and relatives that include other people who share the names and occupations and locations of real people.
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Is that proof one way or the other? No. You could argue that maybe this could be a highly sophisticated and long-running network of stolen identities. But it should at least give you pause. It suggests you may need to do more work to verify your suspicions.
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Identifying fake accounts online is HARD. I know, I've done it. It requires more than going "this seems odd". Real people's natural online behaviour can often seem "bot-like" (see, for example https://demos.co.uk/blog/botsblog/ ).
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I'm not saying there's no chance that something a bit off was happening here. It certainly does seem a bit weird! But... humans *are* weird. I think all I'm saying is this: perhaps we should be a bit more cautious before declaring that voices we don't agree with aren't human.
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And do they look like people?
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They do actually. One posts lots of Leave posts, lots of support for Johnson, and then support for the Postal workers strike. That's pretty much were we are at in this politically-confused state. No wonder Labour are nervous of an election!
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And are they real? What's the explanation for the spammy comments - just herds reiterating what someone has already said?
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Good stuff
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