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Those 10,000 5-star reviews are fake. Now they’ll also be illegal | The FTC has proposed new rules that clarify what is and isn’t a deceptive online review — and would give it the power to fine $50...(www.washingtonpost.com)

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30-40%? Please. Almost every single product on Amazon with more than 100 reviews has at least 70-80% of them sounding exactly the same. FakeSpot isn’t even that good and yet it can still tell you at least that amount are fishy if not much higher.

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