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There are "Burner" apps out there that give you a different phone number.

I'm unsure if it'd be easier to maintain. But off the top of my head I'd think it'd be easier to spoof.

Almost all numbers from free "burner apps"[0] I came across are already burned for all major Social Networks (probably because someone else already used those numbers for registration).

I don't know if it works with paid services, but then you have the problem of paying for it anonymously.

[0] I guess you mean those services which offers some mobile numbers for receiving SMS to anyone without registering.

Virtual phone numbers are flagged as such and all of the major providers will refuse to use them for verification purposes. Social media companies already thought of this.

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