Fake traffic on any website is called:

Correct answer: Bot Traffic. Fake traffic generated by automated programs is called bot traffic.

Background: Bots can inflate visitor numbers or attack websites.

• Human traffic: Human traffic comes from real people.
• Organic Traffic: Organic traffic comes from real search results.
• Paid Traffic: Paid traffic comes from advertisements.

Did you know? Some bots, such as search-engine crawlers, are useful.

Memory trick: Bot = fake visitor.