Spotted a fake profile that was too perfect at everything

Been browsing this forum for a few months learning how to spot bots. Last week I found a profile that had perfect grammar in every post. No typos, no weird caps, nothing. That was my first red flag. Real people mess up sometimes. Then I checked their posting history. They replied to 47 different threads in 3 hours across totally random topics. No way a human does that. The final clue was all their photos had the same lighting and background. Has anyone else noticed this pattern with obvious bot accounts?

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the_patricia1mo ago

47 threads in 3 hours? That's not a person, that's a bot on a caffeine drip with a data plan.

gavin_kelly911mo ago

Are people really losing sleep over this? I get that bots are annoying but honestly who has time to dig through 47 posts and check photo lighting? Like if you're that deep into someone's profile you're probably already looking for reasons to call them fake. Half the time I reply to random threads back to back because I'm bored waiting for a bus or something. And perfect grammar? Some people just type clean. Not every well written post is a robot conspiracy.