Originally Posted by
upthywazzoo
Strava has an algorithm that can sort out rides with weird data (leaving your bike computer on while in a car, strange power readings or speeds not consistent with user history, etc). .
I don't think it does (unless this is brand new, as I flagged a few rides a while back). You can put your GPS in your car and drive around with it and be fine until someone manually flags it. Strava then sends an automatic email to the person asking them to crop their ride, delete it, or confirm everything is okay. That's that.
If it's flagged for a second time, then an actual person checks in and says "what makes this legitmate?"
At that point it's either removed or it's verified and you can't flag it anymore.