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Is it true: Dead Internet Theory?

Partially True68% confidence

Partly — it's more complicated than the claim suggests.

Bots and synthetic content are real, but the claim that most of the internet is centrally fake is unproven.

The claim

Claims that most online activity is now synthetic bot or AI content controlled to manipulate public perception.

Key evidence

Bot traffic comprises approximately 40-50% of all internet traffic

No evidence the transformation was centrally coordinated or began in 2016

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