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Consumers writing bad reviews for products they didn’t even buy

Consumers writing bad reviews for products they didn’t even buy

Credits: Los Angeles Times By: Andrea Chang ‘Consumers often turn to the Internet to research a product before buying. Fake reviews are always a concern, and the problem may be bigger than previously thought.’ ‘The duo found that about 5% of the product reviews were written by customers with no record of ac