This Entrepreneur Just Built the Most Structurally Honest Review Platform in the World
About 30% of all online reviews are considered fake.
On some major platforms, up to 47% of reviews have been flagged as suspicious. AI-generated fake reviews have been growing 80% month-over-month since mid-2023, according to The Transparency Company.
Google blocked or removed over 240 million policy-violating reviews in 2024, up from 170 million the year before. And in December 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commissionissued its first enforcement action under its new Consumer Review Rule, warning ten companies of penalties up to $53,088 per violation.
In addition to all these, fake reviews cost consumers an estimated $770.7 billion worldwide in 2025.
Not businesses, consumers - people buying products and services they would not have chosen if the reviews were the real truth.
Without doubt, the review industry has a credibility problem - and it runs deeper than you think.
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