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Spot a fake travel review online
How can you really be sure the review you're reading online is legit? Watch for superlatives, overly confident reviewers, and vague descriptions. Check out these tips from experts -- including a researcher who wrote programs to detect phony reviews.
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About the blogger
Hiawatha Bray
Hiawatha is a business reporter and columnist covering the high-tech industry for the Boston Globe business section. His weekly Tech Lab gadgets and software reviews appear in the Globe every Thursday.
