You can use the following questions to check for Twitter Bots, or alternatively use the Botometer in the tools section.
- Is there a profile picture? Does it seem legitimate?
- Is there a long number in the @name?
- Is the biography believable? Is it too generic? Is it suspicious?
- Is the bio click-baitish?
- Does the account have many followers?
- Are most of the posts retweets?
- Do the posts suddenly shift subjects from the popular (sports, Eurovision, etc.) to the political?
- Do the account’s followers look like bots?
- Does the account appear to follow a number of bots?
- How many of your country’s politicians’ followers look like bots?
- How many of your followers look like bots?