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Originally Posted by AC
It's certainly a popular theory out there.
Apparently this guy exploded within 48 hours and the data suggests his streams vs download numbers show the numbers were cooked. Seems like his song has quickly become a conservative and alt-right anthem of sorts, leading to the speculation.
This guy seems to be the most vocal one looking into it, finding fake 1 day accounts, the background of those involved, etc: https://twitter.com/mattmoran_music
Though I would have thought artificially boosting numbers was a common practice in music to try and get some viral hits. |
The song is popular in conservative circles sure, but its message is pretty universal in its appeal to the disaffected forgotten man, and is seeing positive reviews from people across ideological lines and not traditionally drawn to country or folk music.
Are all these reaction video views artificially inflated as well? I don't think so. He's authentically speaking truth to peoples hearts and souls and its resonating deeply.