Trafficsort Blog https://trafficsort.io/blog/ Notes on nginx logs, bots and AI crawlers. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to Verify Googlebot and Catch Fake AI Crawlers https://trafficsort.io/blog/verify-googlebot-fake-crawlers/ https://trafficsort.io/blog/verify-googlebot-fake-crawlers/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT On some sites 1 in 7 "Googlebot" requests is fake. Verify Googlebot, GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot with reverse DNS and official IP lists.