– 1 week ago @ consumerist.com: New York’s Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman offered up a doozy of an accomplishment yesterday, revealing that 19 companies had agreed to pay fines for writing fake online reviews for their businesses, and will be shelling out more than $350,000 in …

– 6 days ago @ eater.com: New York has cracked down on fake Yelp reviews, and new research from Harvard Business School suggests that such vigilance might be necessary. According to a study (pdf) titled “Fake It Till You Make It,” nearly 16% of all Yelp restaurant reviews in …

– 6 days ago @ pix11.com: NEW YORK (PIX11) – From fake grades to fake restaurant reviews, it has been a week that makes one wonder – who can one trust when it comes to the food scene? The first betrayal has to do with restaurant inspection grades. A restaurant consultant was …

 
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