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.
#fakespot on Hacker News
3 stories tagged fakespot, newest first.
Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot(support.mozilla.org)
1125 points by phantomathkg | 694 comments
Mozilla support article explaining the shutdown of its Pocket read-it-later service, announced alongside the closure of Fakespot.
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.