Akismet error when loading (akismetLoad() does not return an object pointer) → akismetCheck() returns true, so the comment is still accepted.

Spam detection (isSpam() == true) → akismetCheck() returns false and in validate() a “technical error” (akismet_error) is incorrectly made out of it.

This is why you still receive the error message “Sorry, we are experiencing technical difficulties” for a successfully submitted comment that Akismet has marked as spam.

Expected behavior: Your comment has been recognized as spam.