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Followers
556.4K
Posts
228.6K
Following
11.5K
Account age
18 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$3.1K – $5.1K / sponsored post
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Known for
902.5K views
Today's front page.
619.6K views
BREAKING: Brandon Johnson will be Chicago’s 57th mayor.
https://t.co/wQtW1jQGL9
76.2K views
TOMORROW X TOGETHER made history as Lollapalooza's first K-pop boy band headliner August 5, 2023.
📸: @TylerLaRiviere / Sun-Times
More photos: https://t.co/ftAE63DQXn
54.6K views
Stray Kids lit up Grant Park on Day 2 of Lollapalooza.
Review: https://t.co/L7e0wSscqR
📸: Peyton Reich/Sun-Times
📊 Post performance
306.1K
Avg views / post
55%
Reach vs followers
Jan 2008
On X since
🔥 Top post: Today's front page. · 902.5K views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.05 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 0 video · 5 image · 13 text.
Follower / following
48×
Follows 11.5K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Verification
✓ X Premium
A paid X Premium (Blue) verified account.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
Today's front page.
JUST IN: Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar tells Illinois Republicans.
Trump Tower is a public nuisance that threatens the Chicago River with its cooling water intake system that illegally sucked in and killed thousands of fish over a number of years, a judge ruled this week.
Stray Kids lit up Grant Park on Day 2 of Lollapalooza.
Review: https://t.co/L7e0wSscqR
📸: Peyton Reich/Sun-Times
TOMORROW X TOGETHER made history as Lollapalooza's first K-pop boy band headliner August 5, 2023.
📸: @TylerLaRiviere / Sun-Times
More photos: https://t.co/ftAE63DQXn
BREAKING: Brandon Johnson will be Chicago’s 57th mayor.
https://t.co/wQtW1jQGL9
The K-pop group NCT 127 kicks off a brief U.S. tour at the United Center with Glenbrook North High School alum in tow.
At the Sun-Times, we believe everyone in the Chicago area should have access to the news, features and investigations we produce, regardless of their ability to pay.
That’s why, starting today, we're making all of our stories free to read…
Kyle Rittenhouse, in an unusual move, was allowed by the judge to draw the slips of paper that determined who would decide his fate and who would be dismissed as alternates.
That task is usually done by a courtroom clerk, not the defenda…
A man charged with strangling a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student in a campus parking garage allegedly became angry and put her into a chokehold when she refused to talk to him or acknowledge his catcalls as she walked …
JUST IN: Recreational marijuana will officially be legal Jan. 1 in Illinois after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law Tuesday morning.
Not even a little rain could stop these K-Pop stars from delivering an elaborate, explosive and dazzling show that warmed the hearts of the outdoor stadium.
Stray Kids lit up Grant Park on Day 2 of Lollapalooza.
Review: https://t.co/L7e0wSscqR
📸: Peyton Reich/Sun-Times
TOMORROW X TOGETHER made history as Lollapalooza's first K-pop boy band headliner August 5, 2023.
📸: @TylerLaRiviere / Sun-Times
More photos: https://t.co/ftAE63DQXn
BREAKING: Brandon Johnson will be Chicago’s 57th mayor.
https://t.co/wQtW1jQGL9
The K-pop group NCT 127 kicks off a brief U.S. tour at the United Center with Glenbrook North High School alum in tow.
At the Sun-Times, we believe everyone in the Chicago area should have access to the news, features and investigations we produce, regardless of their ability to pay.
That’s why, starting today, we're making all of our stories free to read…
Kyle Rittenhouse, in an unusual move, was allowed by the judge to draw the slips of paper that determined who would decide his fate and who would be dismissed as alternates.
That task is usually done by a courtroom clerk, not the defenda…
A man charged with strangling a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student in a campus parking garage allegedly became angry and put her into a chokehold when she refused to talk to him or acknowledge his catcalls as she walked …
JUST IN: Recreational marijuana will officially be legal Jan. 1 in Illinois after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law Tuesday morning.
Not even a little rain could stop these K-Pop stars from delivering an elaborate, explosive and dazzling show that warmed the hearts of the outdoor stadium.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2008 — 18 years ago.
👁️Averages 306.1K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬1.67% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated46/100
Fair
Credibility score
69%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 69% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.6× of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (18+ years old).
- 1.67% engagement — below the ~14.4% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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