Question

I have a web site using Facebook Connect where people have a strong incentive to create fake Facebook accounts and login multiple times in order to get more “votes” in my singing competition.

Anyways, I’ve come up with a strategy to identify these fake accounts and not let them use my site. (Haven’t done the programming yet)

1. If their earliest wall post is more than 30 days old, then validate them.
2. If they have more than 20 friends, then validate them.
3. If their first profile picture is more than 30 days old, then validate them.
4. If their account has been phone verified, then validate them.

Number 4 is the one I’m having trouble with. One post I read says the GRAPH API has a verified field, but suggests that shows if the email has been verified (but not phone). This has proven a tough thing to search for. So I’m still unsure if this is possible.

Any comments on my strategy or help with #4 would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer 1

We use verified and friend count to limit people. We even put those requirements into our legal terms so there’s no misunderstanding.