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Fake Online Reviews Run Rampant Despite Efforts To Stop Them

Even doctors like orthopedist Dr. Mark J. Mohrmann are getting caught -- and fined -- for hiring companies to write and post fake reviews online. "Fake reviews are as old as the internet itself, and they are illegal and banned by online platforms," per The New York Times. "But fake review businesses have continued to blossom anyway. Now, for the first time, a wave of regulation and moves by tech companies are coalescing in a more concerted effort to turn the tide."

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