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# Likes spread

Why is it important to look at the graph likes spread? 

The likes spread is the difference in the number of likes given across different posts. A percent between 40% and 100% is considered normal. 

The graph showing likes spread might look complicated. But when you learn to understand it, you will immediately see when the likes are being inflated.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba48f56b05c1e800/2846e2e8-7740-4631-a741-6b142a_m4kgfy.jpeg)

It shows the comments and likes of each post represented by a blue dot. For example, a post received **157k likes and 3.2k comments**, so the blue dot is shown at 157k on the horizontal ‘likes’ axis and at 3.2k on the vertical ‘comments’ axis. In this case, the post is for a giveaway. 

Two situations may look suspicious:

1.  The likes spread is less than 40% — all the points are close to each other — the blogger is likely to be adjusting their posts to a certain level, inflating the number of likes. They're probably fake likes.
2.  The like spread is more than 100% — there are points far away from others — the post is a giveaway or boosted by advertising.

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