Product Review Reliability

Discussions center on skepticism about the authenticity of online product reviews, including suspicions of fake or paid reviews, calls for reviewing reviewers, and recommendations for trustworthy review sites.

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pstuart Nov 27, 2012 View on HN

It's almost like we need reviews of reviews...

moneywoes Sep 14, 2020 View on HN

It's possible they bought the reviews

towelguy Feb 17, 2015 View on HN

If only there was a way to review the reviewers...

Dirak Aug 24, 2023 View on HN

Ads are human reviewed. Either you’re exceptionally unlucky with reviewers or there’s more to the story here.

tgsovlerkhgsel Oct 7, 2023 View on HN

With as little details as you have provided, it's extremely hard to give you a helpful answer. Maybe share a link so people can see the reviews themselves?

op00to Mar 10, 2024 View on HN

Reviews can contain incorrect information. Do you blindly trust everything you read in a review?

corndoge Sep 12, 2018 View on HN

If your dream of the internet was centered around reliable product reviews I feel bad for you

chrisper Mar 9, 2017 View on HN

People actually review. Otherwise you won't be able to see what the other person wrote about you.

gscott Feb 8, 2009 View on HN

ReviewMe.com specializes in this, they do not promise positive reviews just a review.

m463 Oct 14, 2022 View on HN

Weren't you paid for creating those reviews? :)