# Meaning of “review bombing” **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 4, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-review-bombing/997100 "2024-02-04T19:54:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-review-bombing/997100/5 "2024-02-04T21:43:30Z")
Here is a thread about a specific example of “review bombing”: > [@What is going on with Google reviews of the film "Leave The World Behind"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-google-reviews-of-the-film-leave-the-world-behind/995935): > > I did a Google search on the subject movie, and at the top of the page is the Google info on it, followed by site hits. The Google section includes reviews. The proportion of 1-star reviews is way out of proportion to what you would normally expect. There are about 10K reviews and 3/4 of them are 1 star. So I started reading the reviews, and all of the 1-star reviews that I got through are the exact same review. There must be thousands of them. I am guessing they are bot accounts. Why would any… See also > [@"Leave the world behind" (produced by the Obamas) is freaking out the CT'ers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619): > > This movie is currently playing on Netflix. It’s an apocalyptic type show we’re in the United States gets shut down through cyber attacks. The show itself is packed full of symbolism and Easter eggs. (Which I liked). But now the CT’ers are going crazy because it was produced by the Obamas and they seem to think this isn’t really a movie and is more of a foretelling. Anyway just sharing because I’m curious if this is coming up on anyone else’s social media. And also your thoughts on the movie… which includes some discussion of the review issue along the way. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-review-bombing/997100)._