How to Spot Fake Social Media Accounts Since 2019, Facebook alone has deleted approximately 2.2 billion fake accounts from their platform.

Mr Happiness, living in the Netherlands, criticised the outpouring of love after Daddy Lumba’s death, saying Ghanaians would ...

More information: Mark Button et al, Economic espionage via fake social media profiles in the UK: professional workers awareness and resilience, Security Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1057/s41284-025 ...

WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were “linked to criminal scam centers” targeting people online around that ...

Of the 2,226 social media accounts analyzed, 27% were labeled as fake. The same accounts generated over 1,000 posts, resulting in the viral backlash against Target.

Israeli tech firm Cyabra analyzed thousands of posts on social media platform X from Jan. 1 to April 21 as shoppers vented over Target's pullback and activists organized grassroots boycotts.

U.S. Don’t fall for fake Hegseth memo banning uniforms on social media, Pentagon says By Janiqua Robinson Stars and Stripes • June 25, 2025 ...