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Don't Create Fakes To Hack Facebook's News Feed

Facebook's printed rules specifically prohibit users from creating fake accounts, yet that's exactly what some page administrators have resorted to in order to try to make their posts more visible in the news feed.

Facebook’s printed rules specifically prohibit users from creating fake accounts, yet that’s exactly what some page administrators have resorted to in order to try to make their posts more visible in the news feed.

Since Facebook revamped how the news feed organizes posts this past fall, engagement has more of an influence than ever on a post’s visibility.

Wise Metrics reported that some unscrupulous page managers have resorted creating fake Facebook accounts to like and comment on their own posts in order to boost their visibility in the news feed.

However, this tactic only works within the first hour after a post goes live.