App Store icon for updates needed is incorrect

The App Store icon on my phone shows that I have apps to update. When I click on the icon to install them, there are no updates to install. The number of UNneeded apps is always '3'. For example, the icon will show that I need 3 updates, when I check there are none to install. If the icon shows 5 updates, when I check there are only 2 to update. This just started happening shortly after iOS 7 was released; I have not installed it, nor do I plan to install it anytime soon. What is causing this? I took a picture showing the icon indicating 3 updates needed and the update page being blank, and I can post it if desired.

I've seen reports of this happening when updates have been issued for apps that make them only work on iOS 7, users of earlier versions of iOS get notified that there are updates pending but when you actually go into the app store updates function it realises they don't apply to you because you are on an earlier version of iOS than what the new versions require.
In fact I just had a very similar experience on my iPod touch with iOS 6, in App Store app it flagged 7 app updates in red badge but when I clicked on the Updates button it only listed two apps to update, once they'd been applied the outstanding updates badge disappeared.

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