Fakespot also filters out reviews it believes to be fake to produce a more reliable product rating. Amazon users give the Echo a 4.5-star rating, but after running it through Fakespot, the ...

These fake parking tickets often have a QR code that, once scanned by the victims, directs them to a fake website where their money and/or personal information is stolen. As scammers are ...

Easy ways to recognize fake reviews Look out for generic reviewer profiles. If a reviewer has a very common or generic name, such as John Smith or Jane Doe, you’ve spotted a red flag.

If you’ve been on social media recently, you’ll be familiar with adverts showing off what are ostensibly “fake mobile games.” These are often titles that show a character shooting at a ...

But the headline was fabricated. The Atlantic said in a statement that the screenshot was the latest in a series of fake Atlantic headlines, most of which are "crudely faked, with grainy ...

Journal Editorial Report: The election's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley, Dan Henninger and Paul Gigot. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters An unavoidable part of this ...

Annoyed by fake online reviews?You can now officially report them to the FTC. On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission began enforcing rules that ban companies from buying or selling reviews or ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it was aware of two instances of its name and insignia being used to spread misinformation surrounding the 2024 presidential election. The videos ...

(Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner via AP, Pool, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning ...

The names, photos and videos of key people in the company and the company address are also frequently misused. Gerhard van Deventer, the FCSA’s divisional executive of enforcement, says scammers use ...

David joined Raw Story in 2023 after nearly a decade of writing about the legal industry for Bloomberg Law. He is also a co-founder and a commissioning editor at Hypatia Press, a publisher that ...

They have set up fake sites impersonating the Harris campaign using fake policy positions and then sending out text messages also impersonating the campaign which aim to drive voters to the fake site.