Overheard LA now has 281,000 followers and an East Coast spin-off, @overheardNewYork – and it seems as if Overheard London is going to be every bit as popular, with 68,000 followers to date and counting.

And, in case you’re wondering, Margolis and his team do everything within their power to weed out fake submissions.

“I will always ask someone once or twice, ‘Is this real? Is this a friend or a stranger?’” he said. “I’m sure there are people who are drunk or goofing around and just want to get on there to get a laugh from their friends, and we certainly try to vet that out.”

However, admitting that there are more important things than honesty, Margolis added: “But, if it’s a genuine piece of gold that represents something funny about the city, I think that is more important than trying to be overly serious or journalistic.

“It’s an Instagram account, not a news source.”

And what an Instagram account it is *follows immediately*.

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