A recent audit revealed that over half of President Joe Biden's 22.2 million Twitter followers are fake.
According to Newsweek, the audit conducted by the social media giant by software startup SparkToro discovered that 49.3 percent of the president's followers are "fake followers."
Elon Musk Reveals Massive Numbers of Fake Twitter Users
"Fake followers" are unreachable accounts that will not view the account's tweets either because they're spam, bots, propaganda, or they're no longer active on Twitter, according to SparkToro.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and a potential Twitter buyer, has voiced alarm about the rising number of phony accounts and suggested a possible crackdown. Musk claims that 20% of all Twitter accounts are false and has threatened to cancel his $44 billion purchase of the social media behemoth unless the problem is solved, as per NY Post.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal retaliated against the world's wealthiest man, claiming that his company suspends over half a million spam accounts every day and freezes several million accounts suspected of being spam. A similar audit was performed on Musk, and it revealed that roughly 70.2 percent of Musk's 93.3 million Twitter followers were bogus.
According to Twitter's stats, there are roughly 229 million daily users. The company has always claimed that no more than 5% of its users are bots or spammers, Daily Mail reported. On Tuesday, Musk disputed that statistic, stating that up to 20% of Twitter accounts are fake, and accused CEO Parag Agrawal of refusing to present proof of the company's 5% claim.
Late this month, Twitter's board of directors revealed that it had reached an agreement with the billionaire engineer to take the network private. He had paid $54.20 per share for the entire platform, totaling $44 billion. Musk, though, reiterated his concerns about Twitter's bot activity at the All In Summit in Miami later on Tuesday, alleging that at least 95 percent of accounts are real.
President Joe Biden's Approval Ratings Continue To Drop
Musk also pushed against claims that he was planning a right-wing takeover of Twitter, criticizing the social media platform as having a very far-left bias. Musk also spared a shot for Biden himself, implying that the Democrat will not have his backing in 2024.
Following Musk's remarks, the Twitter stock dropped 8.2 percent. Analysts speculated that Musk's comments were an attempt to lessen the price or withdraw out of the contract. However, Twitter buried that rumor today by announcing that they have filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that they intend to proceed with the purchase at the agreed price of $54.20.
Meanwhile, President Biden's approval rating has been at an all-time low throughout his presidency. According to a nationwide NBC News survey issued over the weekend, 39 percent of Americans approve of Biden's job performance in the White House, while 56 percent disapprove. Biden, who has been in office for less than 18 months, has hit a new low in the poll, as per the Washington Times.
Overall, 75% of those asked believe the country is heading in the wrong way, marking the fourth consecutive NBC News poll with a figure above 70%. Biden's popularity is on the slide across the board, based on the statistics. According to a CBS/YouGov survey conducted in March 2021, the president's job approval was originally as high as 62 percent.
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