Tools section below. From the example information above, the following conclusions can be made: 1. The account was created in March 2009. From this, we can conclude that the account has been around for a significant amount of time. This indicates that the account was not created in response to a specific recent event. This could add to the credibility of the account. 2. Since a ‘verified’ icon cannot be found, the account is not officially verified by Twitter. This does not, in and of itself, diminish the credibility of the account. 3. The account has a total of 1,666 Followers. This would suggest that the content of this account is viewed quite often, which can also contribute to the legitimacy of the account. 4. The account has tweeted a total of 2,944 times. This would suggest that the user has uploaded a lot of content. Additionally, foller.me includes a ‘wordcloud’ element. This highlights the topics the user tweets about. In this case, it can be seen that the most common topics are: ‘human rights’, ‘international law’ and ‘Turkish’. If these topics are related to the content you are verifying, this may increase the credibility of the content as it may indicate that the user is well informed on the topic. However, this could also mean the uploader is biased towards a particular issue. 5. The most important information that can be drawn from the bio of this account is that the user works in both human rights and the media. This may contribute to the credibility of the user and their knowledge on these topics. Additionally, as the user has been working with various news companies, it is also likely that the user has an advanced knowledge of current affairs. 6. It is likely that this user also has some accounts on other social media platforms. These should also be examined as there might be useful information on those pages that might not have been mentioned on Twitter. For example, as the user has mentioned his work experience, he could have a LinkedIn account which may help to corroborate information and gain further insight into the user. A quick Google search on the name of this specific account, indicates that the same individual can be found on Facebook, LinkedIn and Medium (a blog-post website). Overall Conclusion: From the information available, it can be concluded that the account is most likely credible. The account has been created a long time ago and has a lot of activity. Additionally, it is followed by many people. The type of content uploaded and the professional background of the user indicates that the user has a good understanding of and knowledge on the topics they tweet about. Taking these factors into consideration cumulatively, the account can be regarded as credible. 15

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