# Manipulated community reputation scores and manufactured expertise | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: Community reputation scores help users identify trusted contributors, but coordinated voting can inflate those scores and manufacture the appearance of expertise that the underlying contributions did not earn.

https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-manipulated-community-reputation-scores-and-manufactured-expertise/

By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-06-08

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