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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T10:30:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "_Melania_ , a documentary about the first lady, has a 10 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, but a 90 percent score from audience members, an unusual discrepancy that raises the question, how did Rotten Tomatoes get those scores anyway?\n\n**Show notes:**\n\n  * The 'Melania' movie audience: Older white women ([NPR](http://The 'Melania' movie audience: Older white women))\n  * Melania’s Movie Shows Signs of Bulk Buying to Boost Box Office: Guru (The Daily Beast)\n  * You Can Thank 'Rush Hour' for Rotten Tomatoes (Vice)\n  * Rotten Tomatoes Owner Says ‘Melania’ 99% Audience Score Is Not ‘Bot Manipulation’: ‘Reviews Are Verified… Users Bought a Ticket to the Film’ (Variety)\n\n_Credits: This episode was produced by Kalyani Saxena and Grace Tatter. It was co-hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Kalyani Saxena, and edited by Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus._",
  "title": "Fresh, stale, or politics? The Melania doc's Rotten Tomatoes score, explained"
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