“...that is, followers who don’t really exist — are those of Barack Obama (by a landslide), Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, and the White House communications department.”
The takeaway is that the white house is behind all these accounts, probably NSA or some similar organization. This would be essentially no different from the IRS scandal. It’s the exact same mentality.
It's called the "Cyber-Warriors for Obama". They are an outgrowth of OFA, and were activated after the inauguration.
Hagmann over on CFP detailed them and their funding source, but we can't post from there on FR.