Ben Chilwell wins trophy for England’s player with the most fake social media followers

The start of Euro 2024 is just days away (14 June 2024), but before we see how players perform on the field, it’s time to reveal their social media performance.

A recent study, conducted by the experts at Scams.info, analysed the Instagram following of the top players of England’s Euro 2024 team to reveal the ones who have accumulated the most fake followers.

Fake followers ranking of England’s top 10 Euro players

First place is secured by Ben Chilwell, with a total of 26.4% fake Instagram followers. His fake followers count is 15.2% more than Trent Alexander-Arnold, who ranked last. Chilwell’s Instagram following is currently at 1,900,000.

The second spot goes to Kyle Walker who has scored 22.4% fake Instagram followers. This is 5% more than Bukayo Saka, who currently is the team’s top player, according to Sofascore. Walker’s current Instagram followers count is 5,200,000.

Defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold, finishes last with 11.2% fake Instagram followers out of a whopping 11,200,000 total followers.

Nicholas Crouch at Scams.info shares useful insight on the best ways to spot fake social media followers:

“There are a number of quick ways to spot a fake social media account. One of the first things to do is examine the username – if it is very generic, contains too many numbers or very random letters, that could be a sign the profile is fake.

“Pay attention to all of the details – no profile picture, nothing written in the bio section, or spammy posts are also telltale signs for a fake social media account.

“Another thing you can do to identify a fake profile is to check other people’s interactions with it. Have a look through their followers (if they don’t have any, that might be a red flag), read through comments left on their posts (do they seem very strange?), or check the accounts that have liked their posts.

“Always try to be as safe as possible on social media. Be wary of random users messaging you out of nowhere and never provide personal details. Make sure to report any fake accounts you come across, so that those can be deleted.”