On paper, online reviews are a great way to do your due diligence before laying down some hard-earned cash. Unfortunately, it does leave you at the mercy of random internet people, who can range from well-informed and helpful to enteral made up.
The ‘Quit Your [nonsense]’ internet group gathers all the times people have publicly lied and then gotten caught in the act. Most prominent are the posts about customers leaving reviews so fake that the business owners themselves had to debunk them. So be sure to upvote the most satisfying call-outs as you scroll and comment your own stories below.
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#1 The Food At This Shop Sucked!
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#2 A Review About A Trampoline Park
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#3 Local Barber Shop Calls Out Fake Review
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The unfortunate truth is that the internet allows for pure anonymity, so it’s not hard to lash out vindictively against a business that you think slighted you in some way or maybe just mess with someone’s day. A more sinister phenomenon, depending on how you look at it, is the rise in bought, fake reviews. Amazon is the prime location for these sorts of operations, where anyone can unleash an army of bots or poorly paid users to give their products rave reviews. Even worse, a nefarious business owner can, instead, use these services to give competitors bad reviews.
The result of all this manipulation is that many customers simply don’t know whether they can trust a review or not. This basically has the effect of removing any and all trust in general. This has become such an issue that certain regulatory bodies are actually looking into ways to hold companies accountable. The UK Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Amazon and Google for not doing enough to combat fake reviews.
#4 Fake Review Before The Restaurant Even Opens
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#5 This Review Of My University
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#6 1 – Star Review Fail
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As a consumer, if you plan to put down serious money for a product, you would want to at least read through a handful of user reviews beforehand. But now that you know that so many are faked, what can you do to be sure? While it’s impossible to know one hundred percent, there are a few telltale signs to look out for. You can use services like Fakespot or Reviewmeta to analyze if something is real or not. There are also browser extensions like Camelizer that can rate the reliability of a text.
#7 Why Lie It’s Just Not Worth It’ll The Embarrassment?
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#8 Fake Review By A Competitor For A Bicycle Store
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#9 Leaving An Incorrect Negative Review
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Generally, just reading through the review can give you some good indicators. Vague descriptions, a multitude of grammatical errors, and generally short texts all point towards a review being created by a bot or a service provider. Reviews with images of the product are more likely to be real, and you can reverse image search the picture to see if it’s just been taken from elsewhere.
#10 Fake Review After Eating The Food
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#11 A Nail Salon Owner Responds To A 1 Star Review
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#12 Left One Star Review On Super Bowl Sunday
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Another suggestion is to explore reviews outside of Amazon. Professional reviews can be helpful, though they often don’t use the item long enough to determine if it’s suitable for long-term use. Similarly, restaurant reviews can be difficult since tastes, literally, differ. If it’s a more mundane item, might be hard to find an expert review, since, say, garden hoses and roof shingles might not have a dedicated community assessing them.
#13 Hostel Responding To A Hostile Yelp Review
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#14 Woman Writes A Fake Bad Review, Gets Called Out By Restaurant Owner
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#15 My Orthodontist Received A Fake Review From The Competition… [end] Ensues
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The best bet would be to go to a store to try the item in person, but this only really works for a handful of options. Most restaurants don’t really let you sample random dishes for free, though you can at least enter the establishment to determine the vibe. Similarly, service providers like wedding planners and photographers might have impressive portfolios, but until they actually do their job, it can be difficult to keep track. The bottom line is that buyers really do have to be wary. Fortunately, at least some business owners do their part to ensure only fair and, more importantly, real reviews.
#16 “WTH, I Didn’t Want This Food, Why Would You Make Me Eat It??”
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#17 Customer Post A Bad Review On A Restaurant
Only for the owner to call the bulls**t that they tried to do a professional photoshoot and lingered around for 3.5hrs buying 3 coffees for a group of 6!!!
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#18 Lying On A Pet Store Google Review Because They Wouldn’t Hire Him. Owner Responds
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#19 More Fake Reviews
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#20 Competitor Barber Shop Posts Fake Review – Gets Called Out
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#21 Owner Of Salon Says ‘Quit Your Bullsh*t’ To Fake Review
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#22 Pink Tried To Make A Bad Review, Then Gets Called Out By The Devs Of The App
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#23 Woman Leaves Poor Review On Local Restaurant, Restaurant Fires Back
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#24 Casually Browsing Reviews For Dinner When
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#25 Owner Of A Micro-Brewery Responds To A Review, The Reviewer Doesn’t Want To Quit Their Bullsh*t
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#26 Reading Reviews For A Hotel And Found This Gem
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#27 Friend Of Disgruntled Ex Employee Leaves Fake Review, Gets Called Out
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