Fake News-Fake Reviews (Read 752 times)

oldfart

What, Me Worry?

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Fake News-Fake Reviews
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2022, 12:49:04 PM »
Report about fake product reviews.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/video/2022/06/20/five-star-fakes-fake-online-reviews-dupe-consumers-hurt-businesses/

This has been a "thing" ever since Amazon and their product reviews became a big deal.  eBay, too.

I see products listed all the time with a half dozen or so reviews obviously written by someone in China based on grammar and vocabulary.

I always look for Amazon products that have more than 1,000 reviews in the past 6 months to a year.  Anything lower, and I tend to pass them by.  If they are the least expensive option, or the only option, then I'll do more research on the company, their website (if any) and whether others posted elsewhere on their experiences.  The BBB website is also a good place to fine out if complaints have been filed.

A few minutes of your time can save a bunch of money -- even without paying for a new car insurance policy!

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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw