Is this trying to manipulate you?
Paste anything you got — an ad, a message, a review, an email. In plain words I'll name each pressure tactic, the feeling it's poking, and the truth that dissolves it — so you decide for yourself, unhurried.
Every trick has a truth that quietly switches it off. The truth is always on your side — and once you start seeing through this stuff, it's kind of a thrill. 🛡️
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How it works
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Paste what you got
Any text. I only read the words — I never open a link or visit a site.
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See the tactic, feeling & truth
Each pressure move named in plain words, the feeling it pokes, and the truth that dissolves it.
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You decide, unhurried
I never call something a scam for certain — I show the patterns so you spot them yourself.
Free, forever, for people. No dark patterns of our own.
We read only the words you paste — never a website, no tracking, nothing stored. We name patterns consistent with manipulation; we never call a specific person or product fraudulent. You decide.
These are the detector's reference labels, not a live legal-research feed. Read the methodology and how the text check handles data.
Developers & AI agents
Send the same text to the API and get the same flags as JSON — no key needed to start.
POST /api/v1/check
{ "text": "Only 2 left! Offer ends in 04:59…" }
→ { "flags": [ { "label", "principle", "lever",
"why", "emotion", "truth",
"whatToDo", "confidence",
"evidence", "citation" } ], … }