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People shop in The Galleria mall during Black Friday on November 26, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

National

The FTC is targeting fake customer reviews in a bid to help real-world shoppers

2:50pm July 02, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

A proposed rule would outlaw fake reviews, stop companies from paying for good reviews and prohibit them from illegally suppressing negative reviews.

Economy
National

Why we usually can't tell when a review is fake

6:30am March 07, 2023

by Paddy Hirsch

Is that review real or fake? Most of us can't tell

In shadow marketplaces, positive reviews for Amazon products are bought and sold. The company says it's cracking down and that it estimates that less than 1 percent of reviews are fake.

Some Amazon Reviews Are Too Good To Be Believed. They're Paid For

4:37pm July 30, 2018

by Ryan Kailath

In shadow marketplaces, positive reviews for Amazon products are bought and sold. The company says it's cracking down and that it estimates that less than 1 percent of reviews are fake.

Amazon is struggling to track down and eliminate catfishing scams on Kindle e-books and is suing people who allegedly wrote fake reviews on its site.

Books

Don't Necessarily Judge Your Next E-Book By Its Online Review

7:16pm October 26, 2015

Online scams known as catfishing and astroturfing produce fake reviews for e-books published under fake names or generate false praise for restaurants. In either case, it pays to be skeptical.

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