I can't trust those numbers after my recent experience. I made a fake account on facebook to check it out and then logged into all the other services. I got 50

I can't trust those numbers after my recent experience. I made a fake account on facebook to check it out and then logged into all the other services. I got 50 followers on instagram within a day by following < 5 accounts on the recommended list. Nothing posted, a weird fake name. I am still getting more followers.