What are false positives in inbox testing?

False positives in inbox testing report spam placement that may not reflect real audience experience:

A seed account with no engagement history might receive spam placement. Meanwhile, your actual engaged subscribers with positive interaction history receive inbox placement.

Seeds can overstate problems because they lack the trust signals built through genuine engagement.

False positives create unnecessary alarm. Cross-reference seed results with postmaster data and engagement metrics before concluding you have a problem.

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