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GitHub profile shows 8 followers, but the followers list and API show only 5 #210482
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Hi everyone!
I've noticed a strange issue with my GitHub profile. My profile page shows that I have 8 followers, but when I click on the followers list, only 5 accounts appear. I also checked the GitHub REST API, and it returns only 5 followers.
I've checked my profile on different devices and browsers, and the profile page still shows 8 followers, while the list and API show only 5.
I have never used bots or any services to artificially increase my followers. I only used the API to check my followers list.
I'm wondering if this could be a caching issue, a synchronization problem, or something else.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Is this a known GitHub issue?
I'm not accusing GitHub of anything; I'd just like to understand why these numbers don't match.
Thanks for your help!
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