Ashley Madison denies allegations of 'fembot army'

Hacked dating site says it has millions of real female users, but fresh questions are raised over alleged fake accounts

Hacked extramarital dating site Ashley Madison has hit back at claims that the company filled its website with fake female profiles, saying that almost 3m messages were sent by women in the last week alone.

The company was responding to claims that it had been actively misleading customers over the number of real female users of its dating service, which bears the tagline: "Life is short. Have an affair."