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We took a look at bots that replicate @realDonaldTrump's tweets back in July 2018. We decided to update that analysis today.

cc: @ZellaQuixote
We found 160 accounts posting duplicates of Trump tweets from the last 10 days, up from 121 in our previous analysis. News bots make up a greater share this time around, while marketing/commercial spam accounts are rarer.
As before, the majority of the bots copying Trump tweets use IFTTT. A mix of services such as Buffer and HootSuite and custom apps implemented with the Twitter API (PrezBuzzBot, stfudonnie, "Test Twitter App 845, etc. . .) comprise the remainder.
Most of the bots copying Trump's tweets use his likeness, a parody thereof, or some kind of political imagery. There are a few with stolen pics lurking in the weeds, though. Hola, @Candyz82 (this one owns up to the fake pic) and @Jessica49600276!
This ain't @Candyz82's first botting rodeo, by the way. Prior to copying Trump tweets, this account tweeted sales spam with a political twist, selling Confederate flag, "Alt-Right", and "No More Cucks" T-shirts, among others.
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