Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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An FBI analyst estimated that 80% of Twitter traffic consists of bots.
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There's no credible record of an FBI analyst putting out an 80 percent bot figure for Twitter. Actual documented estimates are much lower, ranging from around 5 percent in Twitter's own numbers to roughly 15 percent in a widely cited 2017 study, nowhere near 80 percent of all traffic.
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Is it true that an FBI analyst estimated that 80% of Twitter traffic consists of bots?
No, not as stated. There's no credible record of an FBI analyst putting out an 80 percent bot figure for Twitter. Actual documented estimates are much lower, ranging from around 5 percent in Twitter's own numbers to roughly 15 percent in a widely cited 2017 study, nowhere near 80 percent of all traffic. Andrew Wilson said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 41:09. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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