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TrustPilot Takes Action Based on Fake Review Watch Video
Fake Review Watch's video Bangladeshi Facebook Group Fakes Google and Trustpilot Reviews for US Businesses prompted Trustpilot to slap a warning on its site for The Center: A Place of Hope, a mental health treatment facility in Edmonds, Washington. The warning states that Trustpilot has "detected a number of fake reviews for this company.."
Online Reviews Are the Wild West, and There's No Sheriff
The massive problem of fake online reviews and what needs to be done about it.
In CalMatters: California Agencies Are Not Protecting Consumers
A psychiatric practice fakes reviews, fakes awards, fakes being a lawyer, and defrauds people. What do the Santa Clara County DA, the California Medical Board, and the State Bar do about it? NOTHING.
In Medical Justice Blog: Doctors Faking Online Reviews a Serious Problem
Some unethical doctors use online marketers to obtain fake consumer reviews. In one case, a Bangladeshi fake review broker arranges fake Google and Trustpilot reviews for US medical practices. Other doctors trade for fake reviews in Facebook review exchange groups.