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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s really hard to know whether or not the reviews are astroturf though. Sometimes poor English is a clue, but not always.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      That’s the point of sorting by newest. If a product has been for sale for over a month it is highly unlikely that most of the most recent reviews are fake/paid.

    • chepox@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      That’s where fakespot comes into play. I have the add on on my browser and it rates the reviews. Anything below a B is probably filled with fakes. You can even sort the entries using fakespot adjusted review scores.