Swarm Bot Infiltration Detector 2026

How Do I Detect AI Swarm Bots in Reddit Threads?

AI swarm bots are detectable through four primary signals: abnormal reply velocity (more than 20 replies per hour in a typical subreddit), new account concentration (more than 50% of participants with accounts younger than 30 days), identical phrasing patterns (NLP analysis showing more than 60% shared sentence structure), and sudden consensus shifts (sentiment moving more than 200% in one direction within 4 hours). This tool analyzes all four signals simultaneously and produces a composite swarm probability score from 0-100%.

The detection methodology is based on research from Stanford Internet Observatory, MIT Media Lab bot classification papers, and observed patterns from documented swarm attacks on r/Futurology, r/singularity, and r/creditrepair threads throughout 2025-2026. No external API calls are made -- all analysis runs locally in your browser using deterministic pattern matching.

What Does a 78% Swarm Probability Mean?

A 78% swarm probability means coordinated AI bot activity is highly likely in the analyzed thread. Based on damage correlation data from 400+ documented swarm events, threads at this threshold cause 40-60% reputation damage within 72 hours unless actively countered. The damage compounds because search engines index swarm-driven narratives as organic consensus, amplifying the false signal.

For credit repair agencies specifically, swarm attacks targeting your business name or service category on Reddit can drive Google review sentiment down 1.2-1.8 stars within a week. The Swarm Damage Estimator calculates your specific revenue impact based on your market position.

Swarm Severity Table

Which Subreddits Get Hit First By Swarms?

Bot operators test narratives in five primary subreddits before deploying wider: r/Futurology (2.1M subscribers, low moderation latency), r/singularity (800K subscribers, high engagement velocity), r/technology (15M subscribers, mainstream amplification), r/creditrepair (120K subscribers, direct business impact), and r/personalfinance (18M subscribers, trust authority). Threads in these subreddits serve as canary signals -- if a coordinated narrative appears here, expect wider deployment within 48-72 hours.

Credit repair agencies should monitor r/creditrepair and r/personalfinance weekly. Use this detector to scan any suspicious thread, and pair it with the Swarm Threat Detector for a full risk assessment of your business exposure.

Building Swarm-Resistant Revenue with CRC

The agencies that survive swarm attacks share one trait: their client relationships are managed through systems that operate independently of social media sentiment. Credit Repair Cloud provides the infrastructure -- automated dispute workflows, client portals, and direct communication channels -- that insulates your revenue from platform-level manipulation. When 78% of a Reddit thread is bot-driven, your CRC-managed client pipeline keeps generating recurring revenue regardless.

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