What is Fakespot? Fakespot Review, Features

Fakespot is the best tool on the market for detecting fake reviews. It provides ratings to potential buyers based on their authenticity. It currently only supports review detection from Amazon, Walmart, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Apple App Store.

How to use

1. Copy the link from the URL box of your browser:

2. Paste the copied link into the Fakespot Analyzer tool and click Analyze Reviews:

3. Fakespot will scan and analyze product reviews and reviewers:

4. After the analysis is completed, Fakespot will rate the linked product reviews from AF, A means 100% of the reviews are real, and F means that the product is full of fake reviews.

AF Rating

A: 90%-100% of the reviews are genuine, with a star rating of 4 stars or above;

B: 80-89% of the reviews are genuine, with a rating of 3 stars or above;

C: 65%-79% of the reviews are genuine, with a rating of 2 stars or above;

D: 45%-64% of the reviews are genuine, with a star rating of 1.5 stars or above;

F: Less than 45% of the reviews are genuine, with a star rating of 1 or above.

Version

Fakespot has a web version and also provides browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.

FAQ

Q: What criteria does Fakespot use when analyzing reviews?

A: Fakespot uses a number of techniques to assess the authenticity of reviews. The main criteria are (1) recognition of the English language, (2) the reviewer’s biography, and (3) correlation with other reviewers’ data.

Q： Which Amazon sites does Fakespot support?

A: Fakespot currently supports Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com.au, and Amazon.in.