HOW TO SPOT A FAKE REVIEW
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real thing. Be on the lookout for overly positive or overly
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these similar-looking reviews are posted around the
same time, they’re likely unreliable.
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accompanies legitimate reviews to combat fake ones.
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actually purchased the item they are reviewing.
HOW TO REPORT A FAKE REVIEW
If you happen across a suspicious review, you can report
it to the e-commerce website and mark it for
investigation and possible removal.
Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart make it easy by asking
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However, this simple system doesn’t allow for depth or
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Steam, on the other hand, allows you to write a
message. Just click on the review’s Recommended/Not
Recommended banner to view the full review. Click the
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Other websites require you to log into an account before
you can do anything about a review. You must sign into
Yelp before a report option is even made available,
while TripAdvisor lets you start a report, but you must
sign in with your email, Facebook, or Google account to
see it through.
Be wary of very
brief five-star
and one-star
reviews. If a
bunch are
posted at the
same time,
they’re likely
unreliable.