Today's Nominees
Live from github.com/trending. Each contender cross-checked against the induction registry.
Registry as of . "Pending review" means the repo wasn't inducted in that snapshot — it may still have bought stars added afterward. For live verdicts, install the chrome extension.
The Wall
The thirty inductees with the most to answer for — ranked by
log₁₀(stars) × bought stars. Fame counts.
Induction Criteria
criterion i
Low Activity
Accounts that starred this one repository and nothing else. The throwaway-account fingerprint of cheap fake-star sellers.
criterion ii
Lockstep
Groups of 50+ accounts that hit many repos together in tight time windows. Sophisticated farm behavior, much harder to fake by hand.
verification
90% Later Banned
GitHub's Trust & Safety team has since deleted 90% of the accounts StarScout flagged. The strongest external signal any detector has produced.
The Full Registry
All 13,499 inducted repositories. Search by name, owner, or fragment. Click any column to sort.
| Repository | Stars | Bought | % | Shame |
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Audit Any Repo, Live
This registry is a 2025-01-01 snapshot. For a live verdict on any repository, install the Chrome extension. The same algorithm runs on every GitHub page you visit.
184k real · 99%
1.2k real · 17%