![The dramatic increase in Donald Trump's Twitter followers this week is raising a few eyebrows | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad The dramatic increase in Donald Trump's Twitter followers this week is raising a few eyebrows | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad](https://m0.joe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/30192651/capture-20170530-191257.png)
The dramatic increase in Donald Trump's Twitter followers this week is raising a few eyebrows | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad
![Rand Fishkin on Twitter: "How many fake followers do you have here on Twitter? We've just launched a new tool that uses machine learning to show exactly that: https://t.co/KKQqRS3G6d https://t.co/XTaWmDoSvx" / Twitter Rand Fishkin on Twitter: "How many fake followers do you have here on Twitter? We've just launched a new tool that uses machine learning to show exactly that: https://t.co/KKQqRS3G6d https://t.co/XTaWmDoSvx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Doco_3YUwAAujZ_.jpg)
Rand Fishkin on Twitter: "How many fake followers do you have here on Twitter? We've just launched a new tool that uses machine learning to show exactly that: https://t.co/KKQqRS3G6d https://t.co/XTaWmDoSvx" / Twitter
![Mark Poloncarz on Twitter: "Hmmm, brand new account, no followers, following one, long numerical handle, and instantly goes on the attack against me? I think the technical term is a "bot." https://t.co/ZzvA8zdB6o" / Mark Poloncarz on Twitter: "Hmmm, brand new account, no followers, following one, long numerical handle, and instantly goes on the attack against me? I think the technical term is a "bot." https://t.co/ZzvA8zdB6o" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUE1Es6XgAQsUJk.jpg)
Mark Poloncarz on Twitter: "Hmmm, brand new account, no followers, following one, long numerical handle, and instantly goes on the attack against me? I think the technical term is a "bot." https://t.co/ZzvA8zdB6o" /
![Matt Navarra on Twitter: "The big-name Twitter accounts who lost the most followers in fake account purge Followers lost @twitter - 7.5 million!! @KatyPerry - 1.5 million @BarackObama - 2.1 million @taylorswift13 - Matt Navarra on Twitter: "The big-name Twitter accounts who lost the most followers in fake account purge Followers lost @twitter - 7.5 million!! @KatyPerry - 1.5 million @BarackObama - 2.1 million @taylorswift13 -](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dh7fIFkXUAACa9D.jpg)