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This is especially difficult for business owners who don’t have many reviews to begin with. Here, I’m going show you all the escalation paths you have to report fake reviews.
Many sites have algorithms designed to address fake reviews that include things like filtering reviews from users who have no history (particularly Google and Yelp), it can also detect unnatural language that has been empirically found to exist in fake reviews.
For example Review Skeptic uses machine learning to detect fake reviews with (what they claim is) 90% accuracy. However, their algorithm is designed to flag fake reviews for the hotel industry.
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This blog is designed to help you report fake reviews. If you want to report a competitor who has fake positive reviews, you can also use the techniques found in this blog post.
How to Report a Fake Review on Yelp
To report a fake review on Yelp, you can flag the review.
- Create an account using @ yourwebsite . com and flag the review or login with your existing Yelp account. It will prompt you for an explanation. Now, it’s your job to write a detailed reply to Yelp.
- If that doesn’t work you can email all the details to feedback @ yelp . com.
How to Report a Fake Review on Google My Business/Google Places/Google+ Local
With Google My Business the only option is to flag the review as inappropriate. Google will then check if the review violates any of their policies and will take appropriate action.
Make sure you hover near the reviewer’s name so you can see the option to flag. If enough people flag the review Google may review it.