Is this a real profile? How to spot a fake 101. 5 Sings to watch for: 1. New profiles. This can be tricky as people can create posts and change the date on them to look like they were posted years ago, but you will also notice that they typically don't have very many posts, and there are large gaps in time. You often will notice a lack of engagement on their posts as well; sometimes, they will like their own posts just to make it look like they are getting interaction with people. Yes, they often have pictures of a family; they want to trick you and make it look like a personal account.  2. How many friends do they have? Often there will be a small number, but put only a little stock into this; I have seen fake accounts with over one hundred mutual contacts. You need to be looking for the accumulation of things. Some excellent fakes have put some time into accounts to build a following; they often post frequent pictures of beautiful women.  3. People of prominence, high...