Around 8% of the 31.1 million reviews submitted to Tripadvisor in 2024 were fake. That's twice the number detected in 2022, ...

Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. They are typically traded on private social media groups between fake review brokers and businesses willing ...

For some companies, this will involve updating their FTC compliance programs to ensure that they do not inadvertently run ...

This article focuses on a problem dangerously endemic on review sites: fake reviews. Also: When's the right time to invest in AI? 4 ways to help you decide In 2023 alone, Trustpilot identified 3.3 ...

In 2023 alone, Google took down an eye-popping 170 million fake reviews of businesses, hotels, and restaurants -- up 32% from 2022. A recent Fakespot study revealed that certain product categories ...

Trustpilot seems to have a much stronger presence in Europe. In 2023 alone, Trustpilot identified 3.3 million fake reviews on its site. That's after eliminating 2.6 million just the year before.

Fake reviews, generated by automated bots, paid reviewers, and organized fake-review networks, cost global businesses an estimated $152 billion in 2022 alone. These deceptive practices distort market ...

Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. They are typically traded on private social media groups between fake review brokers and businesses willing ...

Glowing hotel reviews or expertly crafted lies? Tripadvisors 2025 transparency report reveals a global network of paid ...

It’s no surprise that dishonest sellers often post fake reviews. E-commerce websites often have tools in place to analyze and remove fake reviews, but as sellers continually find new ways to ...

Apple's highly frequented App Store also attracts fraudsters on a grand scale. The company provides new figures on its ...