You should always check the projects twitter, their website and their telegram channel to see if there is any activity in there. Also it is very important in my opinion to take a look at the whitepaper of the project and if it even has a real use-case or if it is just another copy and paste sh*it-coin with no real value at all.
What are you talking about. The entire social side of companies, their websites, Twitters, Telegrams, Facebooks, white papers, all this can be done beautifully and attractively and will keep within 1-2 thousand dollars. What is the allowable amount for scammers. As a person who has gone through a huge number of bounties, I can say that you are absolutely wrong and that you just do not know what you are talking about. You can't tell whether it's a scam or not by the website, social media and documentation, something can always go wrong. Back in 2018-2019, I said that out of 10 companies there will be 1 normal. Now I can say with confidence that the normal is more likely 1 in 40, at least this is how I see this market for myself.
My main message: Treat what is happening with patience and simplicity, without unnecessary expectations.