These things are real, people.

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Here are some of the things we look out for when identifying accounts whose sole purpose is to spread misinformation.

- Account age is usually < 3 months

- They use GIFs of people laughing as an intimidation tactic

- The American flag appears somewhere in their pfp / cover

-They like their own posts using accounts they run themselves.

-If the account age exceeds 5 years, there is a large gap of inactivity, likely because the account was purchased.

-They have used the words "propaganda" or "bot" in tweets *prior* to being called out.

- Written mistakes are sometimes atypical to native English speakers.

- They ‘piggyback’ off of successful political hashtags, such as #MAGA or #KAG

- There is always a unique excuse as to why their account is only a few months old.