TripAdvisor ‘failing to stop fake reviews’: study

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  • Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019

A study suggested that TripAdvisor has failed to do enough to stop fake hotel reviews. — AFP Relaxnews

US travel and restaurant website TripAdvisor has failed to do enough to stop fake hotel reviews, British consumer association Which? said in a study published on Sept 6.

A total 15 out of 100 top-rated hotels around the world displayed TripAdvisor reviews showing "blatant" signs of being fake, the study found.

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