Which is why fake reviews, both positive and negative, are so rife. Thankfully, Google is now cracking down on fake reviews left on Maps.

Google is pledging to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses after an investigation by regulators in Britain.

In the U.K., Google plans to put a warning on the websites of businesses using fake online reviews, and take specific actions to curtail the practice.

Google Maps is imposing restrictions on business pages believed to be using or soliciting fake reviews, and will warn users when fake reviews have been deleted.

LONDON (AP) — Google pledged to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses that try to profit from them, British regulators said Friday ...

LONDON (AP) — Google pledged to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses that try to profit from them, British regulators said Friday following an ...