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Rotten Tomatoes Owner Says ‘Melania’ 99% Audience Score Is Not ‘Bot Manipulation’: ‘Reviews Are Verified… Users Bought a Ticket to the Film’

February 6, 2026

Feb 6, 2026 7:03am PT Rotten Tomatoes Owner Says ‘Melania’ 99% Audience Score Is Not ‘Bot Manipulation’: ‘Reviews Are Verified… Users Bought a Ticket to the Film’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest Rotten Tomatoes Owner Says ‘Melania’ 99% Audience Score Is Not ‘Bot Manipulation’: ‘Reviews Are Verified… Users Bought a Ticket to the Film’ 19 minutes ago Rebecca Ferguson Did Not Name the ‘Idiot’ Actor Who Screamed at Her and Made Her Cry on Set Because Telling That Story ‘Wasn’t About the Person. It Was About Me’ 16 hours ago ‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Says Shirtless Scenes Led to Body Dysmorphia: ‘There’s This Hollywood Assumption That Men With Six Packs Sell Movies’ 2 days ago See All Craig Hudson/Variety Rotten Tomatoes‘ parent company Versant is denying any tampering is going on with the “Melania” audience scores on the review aggregator website. The Amazon MGM-backed documentary has a 99% audience score compared to a disastrous 7% critics score as of the Friday morning heading into “Melania’s” second weekend of release.

Melania Trump at Amazon MGM Studios’ film, "MELANIA" World Premiere held at the Trump-Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C

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The huge divide between the scores has led many to wonder if MAGA-supported bots are being used to drive up the audience score.
“There has been no bot manipulation on the audience reviews for the ‘Melania’ documentary,” Versant said in a statement to Variety.
“Reviews displayed on the Popcornmeter are VERIFIED reviews, meaning it has been verified that users have bought a ticket to the film.” Popular on Variety Related Stories 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Trailer: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt Return in High-Fashion Sequel Anne Hathaway, Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Ford Among Film and Fashion Celebrities Paying Last Respects at Valentino Funeral in Rome Jimmy Kimmel questioned the documentary’s audience scores during his Feb.
4 monologue when he said: “As of tonight, Melania has a score of 5% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics.
That is very low.

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Rotten Tomatoes Owner Says ‘Melania’ 99% Audience Score Is Not ‘Bot Manipulation’: ‘Reviews Are Verified… Users Bought a Ticket to the Film’

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