{"id":11578,"date":"2020-05-08T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/?p=11578"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:03:32","slug":"remove-fake-google-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/remove-fake-google-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Fake Reviews on Google, Facebook, and Glassdoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663832210867{padding-right: 10% !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;blogmain&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_id=&#8221;leftsection&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#one\">What Are Fake Reviews?<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#two\">#1 Fake Positive Reviews<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#three\">#2 Fake Negative Reviews<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#four\">Why People Leave Fake Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#five\">How To Manage Fake Reviews On Google, Facebook, And Glassdoor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#six\">Removing Fake Google Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#seven\">Removing Fake Facebook Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#eight\">Removing Fake Glassdoor Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"scrollTo\" href=\"#nine\">Businesses Can Manage Fake Reviews With The Right Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616742558303{padding-right: 3% !important;padding-left: 3% !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;rightsection&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers pay more attention to what their peers are saying than to what a company says, and this is what makes reviews and testimonials so powerful. Positive reviews build trust, which generates profit. Fake reviews, however, threaten your company\u2019s reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What your customers say about you carries more power than what you say about you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a fake negative review comes along, it\u2019s potentially catastrophic for your business. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/learn\/local-consumer-review-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to BrightLocal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 84% of people who read reviews can\u2019t spot a fake one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article addresses how to manage negative reviews about your company on three major reviews platforms: Google, Facebook, and Glassdoor.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;one&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;one&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">What Are Fake Reviews?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews are blatant untruths about a product or service, driven by malicious or self-serving intent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes high emotion drives negative fake reviews. An angry reviewer might not be able to see their own bias, making a review untrustworthy. Sometimes hired writers will create negative reviews to damage a competing brand. Therefore <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/brand-reputation-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand reputation management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategies are needed to manage these fake reviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all fake reviews are negative. Some companies will buy positive fake reviews in an attempt to build trust. The image below shows a sales email offering a company fake positive review services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the email, the salesman offers fraudulent \u201creviews in bulk\u201d to influence customer decisions. These types of fake reviews are deliberately misleading and can damage your reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two main types of fake reviews are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive reviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative reviews<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12370 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-are-Fake-Reviews.jpg\" alt=\"What are Fake Reviews\" width=\"974\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;cta-1-left&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654853436250{margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/background-cta.png?id=13450) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Related&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#03315d&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;6 Ways to Remove Negative Content From Google&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2303315d&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read More&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#03315d&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; el_class=&#8221;border-btm-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blueoceanglobaltech.com%2Fblog%2Fremove-negative-content%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;cta-1-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654853237778{padding-top: 22px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13469&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654775297648{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 38px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 38px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;two&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;two&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">#1 Fake Positive Reviews<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake positive reviews are positive reports of a product or service that do not reflect reality. Companies create these to inflate users\u2019 expectations of these products and drive purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say a company tries to get a person to download an ebook. The product page is full of glowing, positive reviews, so the person enters their email address and agrees to receive more content from the website in exchange for the e-book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When that person opens the e-book, however, the writing is poor and the content isn\u2019t valuable. This indicates that many of the positive reviews were actually fake because the product failed to meet expectations.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;three&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;three&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">#2 Fake Negative Reviews<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake negative reviews are deployed against rival businesses to drive potential customers away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the example below, a company has posted a fake negative review against a rival on Google, claiming the rival is a \u201csketchy firm with a bad reputation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company responded to the negative review by acknowledging that they take reviews seriously. The company also confirmed that the reviewer did not match the identity of any past clients, and reported the fake review to Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Fake-Bad-Review-by-Lisa-Ross.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Bad Review by Lisa Ross\" width=\"974\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a company affiliate \u2013 a person who makes a commission by selling a product or service \u2013 writes a fake negative review about five local PR companies. In the above real-life example, \u201cLisa Ross\u201d leaves defamatory reviews for all competitors in an effort to deter or influence the decision of prospective clients.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;four&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;four&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">Why People Leave Fake Reviews<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews can cause <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/reputation-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reputation risks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is an unethical business practice \u2013 so why do businesses invest in them? Some of the reasons fake reviews continue to populate the internet include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Monetary gain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some review sites offer financial incentives when people leave reviews. There are also companies dedicated to providing fake reviews, and they hire people to write reviews for their less ethical clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Human error:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sometimes people leave reviews based on incentives rather than a deep understanding of a product or service. Without negative intentions, the person leaves incorrect details which negatively impacts the product\u2019s reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Emotional responses: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad service experiences, such as feeling unheard or rejected, spark powerful emotions in consumers. If a company fails to address unsatisfied customers, those customers will go elsewhere to voice their frustrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upset employees who want to retaliate against a former employer, for example, may leave an angry review on Glassdoor, a reviews aggregator for employers and job seekers. This should concern employers when the review is not based on the reality of the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Envy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Competitors jealous of your success may attempt to damage your reputation with negative, untrue reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Media:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When the media slanders an individual or company, they could be fulfilling an agenda set by their owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Laziness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fake reviews can spread like wildfire when people simply copy and paste someone else\u2019s review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People and businesses who invest their time and effort on fake news forget how this practice is seriously harmful for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/personal-reputation-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">personal reputation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Such misleading words can create long term problems for individuals and businesses, which is why it\u2019s important to remove these as fast as possible. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;five&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;five&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">How to Manage Fake Reviews on Google, Facebook, and Glassdoor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know how to identify fake reviews, you can take steps to remove them. Remember, people reading reviews online probably cannot tell the difference between a legitimate review and a fake one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should still respond to fake reviews as if they were real to avoid alienating potential customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The steps to address fake reviews are similar for Google, Facebook, and Glassdoor.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine if the review is fake<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respond to the review<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report the review<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;six&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;six&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">Removing Fake Google Reviews<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/a-nerds-world-google-review.png\" alt=\"A Nred's world google review\" width=\"974\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, determine to the best of your ability that the review is fake. In the example below, a company responded to a fake review on Google and mentioned their failure to verify the identity of the reviewer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the comment, the business profile owner expresses a commitment to customer experience but proceeds to explain how they verified internally that the reviewer, Raj Kumar, was not a customer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve confirmed the review is fake, you should:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the Google review policy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respond to the review. This calls for wisdom depending on what the review says. You may wish to call them out, as the owner did in the example above.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flag the review on Google next to the review<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can flag the Google review by clicking on the small flag icon next to the star rating, shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hovering the mouse over the flag icon will present a dialog box that says \u201cFlag as inappropriate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you click and flag the review, Google prompts you to report the policy violation in a new screen, shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google will prompt you to select a type of violation for your fake review. In this case, \u201cThis post contains advertising or spam\u201d is the most accurate choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following these steps will help your company address fake and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-a-negative-google-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">negative reviews on Google<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654079830380{background-color: #0b4c89 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cta-2-sec&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;cta-2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654084713893{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-338.png?id=13390) !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We Value Reputation,<br \/>\n<b>Let\u2019s Rebuild Yours.<\/b>&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A High Reputation Comes With a Cost, Put Value on It.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Download Your ORM Package&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739274049584{margin-right: 50px !important;margin-left: 50px !important;padding-top: 2% !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;solid-button-1&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blueoceanglobaltech.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2Ffix-your-reputation.pdf|target:_blank&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Contact us&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710839124699{margin-right: 50px !important;margin-left: 50px !important;padding-top: 2% !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;solid-button-1&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcalendly.com%2Fblue-ocean-global-team|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;seven&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;seven&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">Removing Fake Facebook Reviews<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Facebook\u2019s community standards, moderators will only remove spam or \u201chate speech,\u201d not what they perceive to be a genuine review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The example below shows a fake positive review on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-fake-facebook-reviews.jpg\" alt=\"Removing fake facebook reviews\" width=\"993\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\"><figcaption data-placeholder=\"Enter caption here\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlightgrabber.com\/spot-fake-google-reviews\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotlight Grabber<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because the review does not violate Facebook\u2019s community standards for spam or hate speech, Facebook may choose not to remove it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you identify the fake Facebook review, you should:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respond to the review<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report it to see if Facebook will remove it<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s easy to report fake reviews on Facebook. First, go to your Facebook business page and identify the reviews you\u2019d like to remove.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, click the 3 dots on the right side to view the \u201cReport Post\u201d option. Facebook will prompt you with the next steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The image below points out the location of the 3 dots and \u201cReport Post\u201d options with red arrows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Reporting-a-fake-facebook-review.jpg\" alt=\"Reporting a fake facebook review\" width=\"974\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Options for finding support or reporting reviews are shown by a small icon showing a dialogue box and exclamation point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you indicate to Facebook that you would like to report a review, a dialogue box will appear that asks for more details about what makes that review fraudulent or offensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of Facebook\u2019s reporting options include hate speech, spam, and irrelevance. Once you select the correct category, send the review for Facebook to check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12373 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Reporting-a-fake-review.jpg\" alt=\"Reporting a fake review\" width=\"810\" height=\"543\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_id=&#8221;eight&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #636363;\">Removing Fake Glassdoor Reviews<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most fake Glassdoor reviews are made by the companies themselves, not current or former employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many former employees, however, write skewed reviews based on how the company made them feel. Some leave on bad terms and feel intense emotion as a result. That emotion makes for an unhelpful Glassdoor review, as seen in the example below<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fake-glassdoor-review.png\" alt=\"Fake Glassdoor review\" width=\"974\" height=\"412\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\"><figcaption data-placeholder=\"Enter caption here\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/index.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Glassdoor<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the subjective nature of reviews like the example above, Glassdoor does not remove reviews unless there is a legal reason to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you identify a review clearly violating Glassdoor policies, however, you can contact Glassdoor about flagging the review. Glassdoor\u2019s fraudulent review guidelines can help determine if the review you identified qualifies as a Glassdoor policy violation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also hire an online reputation specialist to plan a Glassdoor review strategy and improve your ratings to 4-stars and above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To combat negative, emotionally-charged Glassdoor reviews, you should create a plan in advance so that any fake reviews will be outdone. 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Shady companies will use fake reviews to their advantage, creating challenges for reputable businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most consumers won\u2019t recognize fake reviews, however, so businesses should treat every review as if they are legitimate. This will show your audience that you will take their feedback seriously. For any service, may it be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/reputation-management-lawyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reputation management for lawyers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, doctors or any other business, going through each online review is crucial in this era.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews on Google and Facebook are easier to review. 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