How to spot fake reviews and shady ratings on Amazon

It is against Amazon’s rules for third-party sellers to pay or motivate people with free products or cash compensation (Photo: AFP)Premium
It is against Amazon’s rules for third-party sellers to pay or motivate people with free products or cash compensation (Photo: AFP)
 wsj 5 min read . Updated: 24 Jul 2022, 06:09 PM IST Nicole Nguyen, The Wall Street Journal

Sort by most recent reviews, check if older reviews were for completely different products and search for red flags such as ‘gift’ or ‘free’

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Amazon is suing the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it says coordinated fake reviews on the shopping giant’s platform. While Amazon didn’t name the admins, the company did identify one group, called “Amazon Product Review," which it said had more than 43,000 members.

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