Linus Tech Tips
(https://linustechtips.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 27, 2026Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.
The trust score is slightly elevated to 5 due to the trust_theatre_flag being triggered by the presence of a review_count (11) without associated proof_links_count in the structured data. However, the substance of the site—live user posts like ‘Bitlocker defeated for Windows 11’ and ‘iOS 26.5 bugs’—provides natural verification that outweighs the technical schema gap. The ‘Trust me Bro Guarantee’ mention in the clean text is a specific community idiom rather than a generic marketing ploy.
The proof density is high, with a heavy reliance on technical specifications and real-time interaction logs. The ratio of specific nouns (Docker, Esp32, Unraid, Fedora) to vague marketing assertions is one of the highest observed in this industry. External proof paths are limited to internal ecosystem links (Floatplane, LTT Store), but the sheer volume of user-generated content (1.7m posts in CPU sub-forum) serves as its own verification.
Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.
🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 11 | 0 |
| /discover/466/ | 2 | 0 |
| /profile/700224-ms-dos/ | 3 | 0 |
| /profile/351297-psittac/ | 1 | 0 |
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage schema
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"publisher": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#website",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"potentialAction": {
"type": "SearchAction",
"query-input": "required name=query",
"target": "https://linustechtips.com/search/?q={query}"
},
"inLanguage": [
{
"@type": "Language",
"name": "English (USA)",
"alternateName": "en-US"
}
]
},
{
"@context": "http://www.schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#logo",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2026_04/LogoBanner.png.4ee6f598c35e0d1780976b57fa2288af.png"
}
},
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "ContactPage",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/contact/"
}
]
/discover/466/
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"publisher": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#website",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"potentialAction": {
"type": "SearchAction",
"query-input": "required name=query",
"target": "https://linustechtips.com/search/?q={query}"
},
"inLanguage": [
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"@type": "Language",
"name": "English (USA)",
"alternateName": "en-US"
}
]
},
{
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"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#logo",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2026_04/LogoBanner.png.4ee6f598c35e0d1780976b57fa2288af.png"
}
},
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"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
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}
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"item": {
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"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/discover/466/"
}
}
]
},
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "ContactPage",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/contact/"
}
]
/profile/700224-ms-dos/
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"@type": "ProfilePage",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/profile/700224-ms-dos/",
"name": "MS-DOS",
"mainEntity": {
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"name": "MS-DOS",
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},
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"contentUrl": "https://linustechtips.com/applications/core/interface/email/default_photo.png",
"representativeOfPage": true,
"thumbnail": {
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"contentUrl": "https://linustechtips.com/applications/core/interface/email/default_photo.png"
}
},
"thumbnailUrl": "https://linustechtips.com/applications/core/interface/email/default_photo.png",
"image": "https://linustechtips.com/applications/core/interface/email/default_photo.png",
"relatedLink": "https://linustechtips.com/profile/700224-ms-dos/content/",
"dateCreated": "2020-03-05T01:40:03+0000",
"interactionStatistic": [
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"@type": "InteractionCounter",
"interactionType": "http://schema.org/CommentAction",
"userInteractionCount": 767
},
{
"@type": "InteractionCounter",
"interactionType": "http://schema.org/ViewAction",
"userInteractionCount": 1965
}
]
},
{
"@context": "http://www.schema.org",
"publisher": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#website",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"potentialAction": {
"type": "SearchAction",
"query-input": "required name=query",
"target": "https://linustechtips.com/search/?q={query}"
},
"inLanguage": [
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"name": "English (USA)",
"alternateName": "en-US"
}
]
},
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"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"logo": {
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"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#logo",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2026_04/LogoBanner.png.4ee6f598c35e0d1780976b57fa2288af.png"
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"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
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"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/profile/700224-ms-dos/"
}
}
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},
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "ContactPage",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/contact/"
}
]
/profile/351297-psittac/
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"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "ProfilePage",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/profile/351297-psittac/",
"name": "Psittac",
"mainEntity": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Psittac",
"identifier": 351297
},
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"relatedLink": "https://linustechtips.com/profile/351297-psittac/content/",
"dateCreated": "2016-04-26T04:40:27+0000",
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"interactionType": "http://schema.org/CommentAction",
"userInteractionCount": 3578
},
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"interactionType": "http://schema.org/ViewAction",
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}
]
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"publisher": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#website",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"potentialAction": {
"type": "SearchAction",
"query-input": "required name=query",
"target": "https://linustechtips.com/search/?q={query}"
},
"inLanguage": [
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"name": "English (USA)",
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},
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"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#organization",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"name": "Linus Tech Tips",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/",
"logo": {
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"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/#logo",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/uploads/monthly_2026_04/LogoBanner.png.4ee6f598c35e0d1780976b57fa2288af.png"
}
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"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"item": {
"name": "Psittac",
"@id": "https://linustechtips.com/profile/351297-psittac/"
}
}
]
},
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "ContactPage",
"url": "https://linustechtips.com/contact/"
}
]
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Linus Tech Tips, captured on May 27, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Trust & Proof signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
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