One thing is certain regarding social media during this campaign season: spammers have discovered it. An infographic released earlier this week by Impermium, the maker of a platform to fight social spam, outlines some tactics used thus far.

Here are some of Impermium's findings:

There's no doubt that social media will play a role in this year's elections. Whether that role will be marginalized by spammers or relegated to creating meaningless buzz, though, remains to be seen.

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