Summary
The company behind Rotten Tomatoes has addressed concerns about unusually high user ratings for the Melania documentary. Critics gave the film low scores, but user ratings are extremely positive, raising questions about their validity. Rotten Tomatoes insists these ratings are verified and not manipulated.
Key Facts
- Rotten Tomatoes is facing scrutiny for the Melania documentary's high audience ratings.
- Critics gave the film a very low score of 5 percent.
- User ratings on the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter are 99 percent positive.
- Reviews are claimed to be verified through Fandango, an online ticketing platform.
- A watchdog found most reviews were positive, which they say is statistically unlikely.
- Internet Movie Database (IMDB) also noticed unusual voting patterns for the film.
- Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango are owned by Versant and Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Verdant, the company managing Rotten Tomatoes, denies any manipulation of reviews.
