Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake product reviews(blog.truestar.pro)
382 points by doppio19 | 253 comments
A TrueStar blog post reporting that Fakespot, the fake product review detection service, shuts down after nine years.
#fake-reviews on Hacker News
6 stories tagged fake-reviews, newest first.
FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect(abcnews.go.com)
553 points by indus | 311 comments
AP news article on ABC News reporting that the FTC's federal rule banning fake online reviews has taken effect.
Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules(washingtonpost.com)
534 points by rrauenza | 223 comments
Washington Post Help Desk article on proposed FTC rules that would make fake online reviews illegal and subject to large fines.
Reddit App – Suspicious high number of recent 5 star, one word reviews(old.reddit.com)
573 points by el_hacker | 276 comments
Reddit post in r/Save3rdPartyApps showing a screenshot of many recent one-word 5-star Google Play reviews of the official Reddit app.
Bay Area woman is on a crusade to prove Yelp reviews can’t be trusted(sfgate.com)
458 points by gnicholas | 277 comments
SFGATE article about Kay Dean, a Bay Area woman investigating fraudulent reviews on Yelp to show they can't be trusted.
Fakespot Is Acquired by Mozilla(fakespot.com)
453 points by mattweinberg | 338 comments
Fakespot company blog post from May 2, 2023 announcing that the fake-review detection company has been acquired by Mozilla.