{"id":28655,"date":"2022-10-12T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T18:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/?p=28655"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:49:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:49:40","slug":"how-fake-reviews-destroy-consumer-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/how-fake-reviews-destroy-consumer-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fake Reviews Destroy Consumer Trust \u2013 and How Brands and Retailers Can Combat Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28655\" class=\"elementor elementor-28655\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4791b3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4791b3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1309f4f\" data-id=\"1309f4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b9eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32b9eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The growing problem of fraudulent and manipulated reviews \u2013 and how winning brands can take action to preserve the authentic voice of the consumer, according to a survey of nearly 13,000 US shoppers.<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-919e081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"919e081\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0b06b3\" data-id=\"a0b06b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5c805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c5c805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Survey at a Glance:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d08a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85d08a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Fake Reviews Destroy Consumer Trust <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is based on the responses of 12,866 consumers in the US who completed a survey during the month of August 2022. Here\u2019s a high level look at the key findings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76aa0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f76aa0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concern about Fake Reviews is Growing\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca87ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca87ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When reading product reviews, 81% of US consumers are concerned about fake reviews.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63% of shoppers say they\u2019re more concerned about fake reviews while shopping online than they were five years ago.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers are concerned about fake reviews across all ecommerce sites. However, there\u2019s one site where concern is particularly high: Amazon. 84% of US consumers are concerned about fake reviews on Amazon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f772c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f772c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phony Reviews are Prevalent \u2013 and Consumers Know How to Spot Them\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44eebf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44eebf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% of consumers in the US believe they\u2019ve read a fake review in the past.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain factors make consumers suspicious that a review might be fake. Wording, extremity, and a lack of detail top the list of fake review red flags.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a742c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a742c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparency is Key to Preserving Authenticity <\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5c006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d5c006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disclosing the source of reviews positively impacts shoppers\u2019 perception of a review.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tags that are particularly impactful include verified buyer (69%), verified reviewer (56%) and review submitted as part of a sampling campaign (43%).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc8e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc8e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perfect Ratings Aren\u2019t Ideal \u2013 and Often Raise Suspicions<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f073a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0f073a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54% of US consumers indicate that if a review is too extreme (either positive or negative), it makes them suspect it may be fake.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Just 6% of US shoppers feel that the ideal average star rating for a given product is a perfect five out of five.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44% think the ideal star rating for a product they\u2019re considering is between 4.5 and 4.99; 42% think it\u2019s between 4.0 and 4.49.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-947592f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"947592f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa1c8c8\" data-id=\"fa1c8c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4576325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4576325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"contents\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8a0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b8a0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b9771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b9771\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9dd50\" data-id=\"8e9dd50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f13b26 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4f13b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch1\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-book-open-cover\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c77f2\" data-id=\"52c77f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62eb2ef elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"62eb2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch2\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch2\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch Methodology \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12ea0c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12ea0c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f681c1\" data-id=\"7f681c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c528075 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c528075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch3\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sensor-alert\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShoppers\u2019 Concern with Fake Reviews\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8724367\" data-id=\"8724367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5049442 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5049442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch4\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-microscope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch4\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ubiquity of Fake Reviews & What Tips Shoppers Off\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6af6a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6af6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eb43d9\" data-id=\"6eb43d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b39e3 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"80b39e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch5\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-shield-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch5\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Preserve Review Authenticity and Shopper Trust\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-acd9c28\" data-id=\"acd9c28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7618bb elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f7618bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch6\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-clipboard-list-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ch6\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5 Key Takeaways for Brands and Retailers \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7275086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7275086\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ae458\" data-id=\"62ae458\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de8e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0de8e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ch1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518aa27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"518aa27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 1<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f837334 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f837334\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6efdb98\" data-id=\"6efdb98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7448bdc elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7448bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-book-open-cover\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ef1d9\" data-id=\"d1ef1d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d337d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d337d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d43752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d43752\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d62b43a\" data-id=\"d62b43a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a1e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99a1e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was a time when consumers sought out feedback by asking for recommendations from family and friends. While word of mouth is still regarded as valuable by some, modern consumers more often seek out this type of feedback at scale &#8211; by reading reviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The feedback they uncover in those reviews has a large impact on purchase behavior. In fact, research tells us reviews have become <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most important factor impacting purchase decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The value of reviews is rooted in their authenticity. When consumers write reviews, they\u2019re not doing so to sell products. They\u2019re contributing content simply to share their genuine feedback \u2013 whether good, bad, or somewhere in between.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, one simply needs to do a Google news search for \u201cfake reviews\u201d to see that the authenticity and trustworthiness of reviews is being called into question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews have become more common than you may like to think \u2013 especially on certain platforms. And some brands have even gone so far as to suppress negative reviews in an effort to improve consumer perception. Just earlier this year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/25\/business\/fashion-nova-reviews.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Federal Trade Commision<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FTC) fined clothing retailer Fashion Nova $4.2m for doing just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the short term, suppressing negative reviews and publishing fraudulent ones can be a quick way to improve a brand\u2019s image \u2013 and grow sales. But in the end, these practices cause lasting damage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phony reviews mislead customers. This leads to poor purchase decisions \u2013 and unhappy customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s more, when a brand or retailer is found out (notice we said when, not if) for these unsavory practices, it can cause irreparable damage to their reputation. If consumers don\u2019t feel they can trust a company, they\u2019re unlikely to make a purchase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brands and retailers must be focused on preserving the authenticity of reviews. But why is this so important? And what actions can they take to do so?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PowerReviews recently surveyed nearly 13,000 US consumers to understand their growing concern with fake reviews \u2013 as well as key actions brands and retailers can take to preserve their authenticity. In this report, we\u2019ll explore the key findings. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeb3c44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeb3c44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2204184\" data-id=\"2204184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ef09b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14ef09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Contents<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a1f45b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a1f45b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a194408\" data-id=\"a194408\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b9ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"95b9ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ch2\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ebe8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50ebe8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 2<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a97b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a97b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eaf8a1\" data-id=\"0eaf8a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7b268 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1d7b268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc73fd5\" data-id=\"bc73fd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb208f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb208f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Methodology \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c490d89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c490d89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d2dff\" data-id=\"33d2dff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e061367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e061367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report that follows is based on an analysis of 12,866 US consumer responses to a survey from August 2022. Here\u2019s a snapshot of who completed the survey.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6994813 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6994813\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2699ac2\" data-id=\"2699ac2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5925302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5925302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Generations<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ac3104 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ac3104\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2d6a7\" data-id=\"3d2d6a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff47af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff47af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gen Z  <br>(1997-present)<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae8ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ae8ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h-150x150.png 150w,https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h.webp 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h-300x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genz-h.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25543 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa24dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa24dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2%<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5caca2\" data-id=\"b5caca2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e71a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65e71a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Millennials<br>(1981-1996)<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090c87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"090c87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h-150x150.png 150w,https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h.webp 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h-300x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/millenial-h.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25542 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb98dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bb98dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">52%<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fee20\" data-id=\"87fee20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8768b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8768b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gen X <br>(1965-1980)<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b98f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97b98f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h-150x150.png 150w,https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h.webp 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h-300x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/genx-h.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25541 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d8c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d8c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">36%<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a67549\" data-id=\"0a67549\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d59b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d59b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baby Boomers <br>(1946-1964)<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852f0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"852f0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h-150x150.png 150w,https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h.webp 509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h-300x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boomer-h.png 509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25540 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35eb119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35eb119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10%<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e82ecc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e82ecc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0525241\" data-id=\"0525241\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c955184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c955184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Household Income<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eaba52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eaba52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d09e5a8\" data-id=\"d09e5a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a52c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"6a52c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$0-$25,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"10\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">10%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471005f elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"471005f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$26,000-$50,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"20\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"20\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">20%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e53c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"0e53c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$51,000-$75,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"21\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"21\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">21%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff90ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3ff90ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$76,00-$100,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"18\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"18\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">18%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f5dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"44f5dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$101,000+\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"25\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">25%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f912550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"f912550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tPrefer not to say\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccbc2a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccbc2a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3ba07\" data-id=\"eb3ba07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0df51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae0df51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Average Monthly Spending\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-884c5d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"884c5d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc5947\" data-id=\"1dc5947\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011dd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"011dd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57067f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"57067f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$0\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1f73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"9c1f73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$1-$100\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"24\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">24%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929666b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"929666b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$101-$250\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"30\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"30\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">30%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8644b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8644b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$251-$500\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"26\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"26\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">26%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00b9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"b00b9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$501-$1,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"13\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"13\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">13%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd29f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"bdd29f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$1,001- $2,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">4%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5131d elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"db5131d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$2,001+\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">2%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c288b00\" data-id=\"c288b00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ed43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47ed43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In-Store<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abaaff elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"7abaaff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$0\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495238e elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"495238e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$1-$100\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"14\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">14%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7b217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8f7b217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$101-$250\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"24\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">24%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54cd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"a54cd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$251-$500\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"32\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"32\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">32%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d70586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"1d70586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$501-$1,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"22\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"22\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">22%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a2676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"09a2676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$1,001- $2,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9141ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"9141ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$2,001+\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d20495 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d20495\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45186a7\" data-id=\"45186a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6f9de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ac6f9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Contents<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-739c371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"739c371\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-044a166\" data-id=\"044a166\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6077f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8a6077f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ch3\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe1b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fe1b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 3<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e054c02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e054c02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cd54f2\" data-id=\"0cd54f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc1cee elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9dc1cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sensor-alert\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b135e44\" data-id=\"b135e44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c204a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c204a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shoppers\u2019 Concern with Fake Reviews \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53adad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53adad5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4730df\" data-id=\"a4730df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dd4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28dd4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumers of all Ages are Concerned with Fake Reviews\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b72285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b72285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When reading product reviews, just over eight in 10 (81%) US consumers are concerned about fake reviews. Concern is fairly steady across all generations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also of note, US consumers are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concerned about fake reviews than those in the UK. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/research\/fake-reviews-uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">previous research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that 90% of shoppers in the UK are concerned about fake reviews.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4421816 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4421816\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-336dc67\" data-id=\"336dc67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc5fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cc5fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake Reviews Concern Nearly All Shoppers\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a1dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04a1dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When reading product reviews from customers, are you concerned about fake reviews?\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef431a elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"eef431a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tOverall\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"81\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"81\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">81%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ed45b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"55ed45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGen Z\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"81\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"81\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">81%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110198e elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"110198e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tMillennials\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"80\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"80\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">80%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b014983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"b014983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGen X\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"83\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"83\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">83%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d144aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"d144aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tBoomers\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"81\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"81\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">81%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72383c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72383c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We asked respondents to rank their concern with fake reviews on a scale of one to five (with one being the least concerned and five being the most concerned). The average response was 3.00, compared to an average ranking of 3.22 for consumers in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But make no mistake: fake reviews<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a concern for US consumers. After all, 85% rank their level of concern as three or higher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d296a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99d296a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Consumers Rank Their Concern with Fake Reviews \n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f386f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f386f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rank your level of concern about the presence of fake reviews on a scale of 1 to 5?<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b3dfda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b3dfda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03590a5\" data-id=\"03590a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e1807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46e1807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856e798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"856e798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1 (least concerned)\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">3%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fc0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"78fc0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"12\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">12%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5679475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"5679475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"43\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"43\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">43%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0b360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"2d0b360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"25\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">25%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd7348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3cd7348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5 (most concerned)\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"17\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"17\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">17%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d5f860\" data-id=\"8d5f860\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44fa78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44fa78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ef997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"c2ef997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1 (least concerned)\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">2%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c5261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"38c5261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">9%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481e3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"481e3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"40\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"40\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">40%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f17d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8f17d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"27\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"27\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">27%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1736d elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ae1736d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5 (most concerned)\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"22\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"22\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">22%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae6267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ae6267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concern with Fake Reviews is Growing\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60a24b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60a24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews have always been a concern. But headlines in the past few years have made this fraudulent content top of mind for consumers. The majority (63%) are more concerned about fake reviews when shopping online than they were five years ago. In fact, concern is growing among consumers of all ages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-80ee69a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80ee69a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2001852\" data-id=\"2001852\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9239d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9239d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concern with Fake Reviews Has Grown in the Past Five Years\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5754dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5754dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you more concerned about fake reviews when shopping online than you were five years ago?\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80108d elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"a80108d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tOverall\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"63\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"63\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">63%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165a5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"165a5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGen Z\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"61\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"61\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">61%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e61bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"43e61bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tMillennials\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"62\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"62\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">62%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204b74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"204b74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGen X\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"64\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"64\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">64%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c70a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"64c70a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tBoomers\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"61\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"61\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">61%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d94f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8d94f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US Consumers are Particularly Concerned with Fake Reviews on Amazon\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e100a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e100a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been plenty of news articles in the recent past about the prevalence of fake reviews on Amazon. So it probably comes as no surprise that Amazon.com tops the list of sites where consumers in the US are concerned about fake reviews. This is also the case for consumers in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afecfc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afecfc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61930b8\" data-id=\"61930b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbaf48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bbaf48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where US Consumers are Most Wary of Fake Reviews\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e176e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e176e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On which of the following online shopping websites are you concerned about fake reviews?<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db0ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"4db0ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tAmazon.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"84\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"84\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">84%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6daee elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ef6daee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWalmart.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"53\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"53\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">53%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfad80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"5cfad80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTarget.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"29\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"29\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">29%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e6a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"94e6a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWayfair.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"26\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"26\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">26%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63ffa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"f63ffa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tBestbuy.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"18\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"18\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">18%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869fbaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"869fbaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tChewy.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"15\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"15\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">15%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f23d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"49f23d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tHomedepot.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"14\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">14%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed49187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ed49187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tLowes.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"13\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"13\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">13%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a2683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"19a2683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tKroger.com\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">9%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de38f70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de38f70\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f804c9\" data-id=\"5f804c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d07d13 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d07d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Contents<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2091a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2091a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad93204\" data-id=\"ad93204\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b458c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7b458c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ch4\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495bc13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495bc13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 4<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-989a295 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"989a295\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-358a55c\" data-id=\"358a55c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edad4e8 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"edad4e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-microscope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59e6f70\" data-id=\"59e6f70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d9c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96d9c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ubiquity of Fake Reviews \u2013 and What Tips Shoppers Off<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5a0f51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5a0f51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9f6c2\" data-id=\"5f9f6c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d3ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34d3ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How common are fake reviews? And what red flags do shoppers look for to determine if a review is phony?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d1327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61d1327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nearly all Consumers Have Stumbled Upon a Shady Review\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0789b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0789b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews have become all too common. Nine in 10 (90%) US consumers believe they\u2019ve read a fake review in the past. This is slightly higher than in the UK, where 87% of consumers believe they\u2019ve read a fake review.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-95ce20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95ce20a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f2e06\" data-id=\"d9f2e06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d55fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d55fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most US Consumers Believe They\u2019ve Encountered Fake Reviews \n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3627dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3627dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you think you've ever read a fake review?\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1275e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"e1275e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUS\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"90\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"90\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">90%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24da1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"e24da1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUK\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"87\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"87\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">87%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519142d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"519142d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of note, Gen Z and Boomer shoppers are slightly less likely to suspect they\u2019ve encountered fake reviews than Millennials and Gen X.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-446d461 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"446d461\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d337afb\" data-id=\"d337afb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2457cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2457cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevalence of Fake Reviews by Generation \n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432bb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"432bb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you think you've ever read a fake review?\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f695eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3f695eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGen Z\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"87\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"87\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">87%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a076d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"a076d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tMillennials\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"91\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"91\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">91%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3917914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3917914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGen X\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"91\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"91\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">91%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1d4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ff1d4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tBoomers\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"86\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"86\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">86%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e0100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34e0100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the higher the household income of a respondent, the more likely they are to suspect they\u2019ve encountered fake reviews. This is likely because those with higher incomes shop online more \u2013 and thus have more opportunities to encounter fake reviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f935c06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f935c06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db78e75\" data-id=\"db78e75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0fa66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c0fa66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevalence of Fake Reviews by Income\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9414f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9414f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you think you've ever read a fake review?\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5589f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"5589f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$0-$25,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"82\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"82\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">82%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893f460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"893f460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$26,000-$50,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"88\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"88\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">88%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da240e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"da240e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$51,000-$75,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"91\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"91\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">91%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7837ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"7837ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$76,00-$100,000\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"92\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"92\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">92%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfb4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"cbfb4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t$101,000+\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"94\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"94\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">94%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad37543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ad37543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tPrefer not to say\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"89\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"89\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">89%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4900a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4900a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How US Shoppers Pinpoint Fraudulent Reviews\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116d415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116d415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most shoppers in the US believe they\u2019ve seen fake reviews in the past. But what factors lead them to believe a review isn\u2019t authentic?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top factor is the wording of the review or how it\u2019s written. This factor also tops the list among UK shoppers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other red flags include poor grammar, extremeness (either too positive or too negative), and a lack of specific detail. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9c100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef9c100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top Factors That Tip Shoppers Off to a Fake Review<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b0d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21b0d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which of the following features in a review makes you concerned it may be fake?<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b5a01d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b5a01d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d8b058\" data-id=\"7d8b058\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bc9b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94bc9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2cc28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ad2cc28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWording of reviews and\/or how it\u2019s written\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"67\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"67\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">67%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3896ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3896ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tPoor grammar or doesn\u2019t make sense\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"59\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"59\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">59%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d075e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"d075e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tToo extreme (whether positive or negative)\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"54\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">54%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba968ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ba968ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tLack of specific detail\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"52\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"52\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">52%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a59a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"4a59a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe name\/profile of the reviewer\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"27\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"27\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">27%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d6454\" data-id=\"45d6454\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38002b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38002b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f1a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"81f1a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWording of reviews and\/or how it\u2019s written\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"60\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"60\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">60%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e386d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"e386d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tPoor grammar or doesn\u2019t make sense\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"52\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"52\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">52%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c8b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"15c8b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tToo extreme (whether positive or negative)\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"55\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"55\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">55%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3923219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3923219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tLack of specific detail\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"53\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"53\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">53%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a691f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"9a691f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe name\/profile of the reviewer\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"33\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">33%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d451f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d451f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13564bc\" data-id=\"13564bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f45c15 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f45c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Contents<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e97f9af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e97f9af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63080bb\" data-id=\"63080bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e45040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8e45040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ch5\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e185b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e185b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 5<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dab41cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dab41cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa80b9\" data-id=\"3fa80b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c579c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"00c579c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-shield-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ced2b\" data-id=\"67ced2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcf987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fcf987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Preserve Review Authenticity and Shopper Trust<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceadd90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceadd90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-422f8ca\" data-id=\"422f8ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74fcb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f74fcb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake reviews are common \u2013 and that\u2019s a big problem. After all, the presence of even a single fake review can tarnish a shopper\u2019s trust \u2013 perhaps forever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, brands and retailers must make it a top priority to preserve the authenticity of reviews.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cddaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92cddaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparency About Review Source Boosts Trust \n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75975b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f75975b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews can come from a variety of different sources. For example, one review might be written by someone who received a free sample \u2013 while another was written by someone who purchased the product on their own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One important way to preserve the authenticity of reviews is to be transparent about their source. Brands and retailers can do this by adding text or a \u201ctag\u201d to each review \u2013 which lets shoppers know the source.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891ffa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"891ffa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview-300x230.png 300w,https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview.webp 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview-768x590.png\" height=\"492\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lacolombe-verifiedreview.png 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-28657 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad37b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cad37b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It probably comes as no surprise that the \u201cverified buyer\u201d tag is the tag that has the largest impact on US consumers\u2019 perception of a review. After all, such a tag is proof positive that the shopper has actually purchased the product in question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9a18ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9a18ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-630613e\" data-id=\"630613e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1108aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1108aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Tags that Impact Review Perception Most for US Consumers <\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1e0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b1e0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which of the following tags, if any, on review content POSITIVELY impact how you perceive that  review content?<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d243107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"d243107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tVerified Buyer\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"69\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"69\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">69%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ea8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"90ea8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tVerified Reviewer\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"56\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"56\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">56%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534f976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"534f976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tReview submitted as part of sampling campaign\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"43\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"43\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">43%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b0d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"94b0d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tReview submitted as part of sweepstakes campaign\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"14\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"14\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">14%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535edea elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"535edea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tStaff Reviewer\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"13\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"13\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">13%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a50d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a50d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shoppers Can See Through Perfect Star Ratings<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed8431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed8431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative reviews are never the goal for brands and retailers. But a lack of negative content can raise suspicions among shoppers. As mentioned earlier in this report, if a review is too extreme \u2013 whether positive or negative \u2013 it raises red flags for over half of shoppers. In addition, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/insights\/power-of-reviews-survey-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a previous survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that nearly half (46%) of consumers are leery of products with a perfect average star rating of five out of five.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our most recent research confirmed that perfect average star ratings are rarely ideal. A mere 6% of shoppers indicate that 5.0 is the ideal average star rating for a product. The largest portion of consumers \u2013 44% \u2013 feel that the ideal average star rating falls between 4.5 and 4.99. 42% think the sweet spot sits between 4.0 and 4.49 stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0450175 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0450175\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ded057b\" data-id=\"ded057b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6825696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6825696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Frequently In-Store Shoppers Research Products While in a Store\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2013a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2013a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How often do you research a purchase online WHILE shopping in store?\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b02096d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b02096d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-259a304\" data-id=\"259a304\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1cccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf1cccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overall<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19aacfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"19aacfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUnder 3.5 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add894f elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"add894f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3.51-3.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"7\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">7%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e27e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"6e27e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.0-4.49 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"42\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"42\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">42%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb8ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8eb8ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.5-4.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"44\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"44\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">44%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2da9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"e2da9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5.0 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a07ae45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a07ae45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ea24a3\" data-id=\"5ea24a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d016da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d016da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gen Z\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de44d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"de44d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUnder 3.5 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">2%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be82a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"be82a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3.51-3.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"10\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">10%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc1265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3cc1265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.0-4.49 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"44\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"44\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">44%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c759bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"9c759bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.5-4.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"38\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"38\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">38%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ddd5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8ddd5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5.0 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe6db1\" data-id=\"9fe6db1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea026bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea026bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Millennials<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa6ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"bfa6ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUnder 3.5 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5463d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"5463d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3.51-3.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"7\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">7%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390ce3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"390ce3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.0-4.49 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"43\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"43\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">43%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88d285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"c88d285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.5-4.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"43\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"43\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">43%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccacfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8ccacfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5.0 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c6735f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c6735f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da49ee3\" data-id=\"da49ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6615a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6615a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gen X<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9699185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"9699185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUnder 3.5 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fd2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"01fd2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3.51-3.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"7\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">7%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8243162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8243162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.0-4.49 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"42\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"42\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">42%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5eff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"2f5eff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.5-4.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"44\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"44\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">44%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8947874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"8947874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5.0 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7f5c5\" data-id=\"8c7f5c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcd6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dcd6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boomers<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493dff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"493dff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\tUnder 3.5 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab68cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"4ab68cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t3.51-3.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d9af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"a2d9af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.0-4.49 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"36\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">36%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f3076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"b3f3076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t4.5-4.99 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"48\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"48\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">48%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f00614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"5f00614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\">\n\t\t\t\t5.0 stars\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">9%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2483606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2483606\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3583bc3\" data-id=\"3583bc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcb312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afcb312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, negative reviews shouldn\u2019t be the goal. However, there <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a positive side to them. For starters, negative reviews are an important tool many shoppers depend on to make the best purchase decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/insights\/information-shoppers-want-product-reviews\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research tells us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that 61% of consumers actively seek out one-star reviews. Doing so helps them determine the worst case scenario \u2013 and whether it\u2019s something they can live with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, displaying negative reviews shows your shoppers you have nothing to hide. That transparency boosts trust \u2013 and purchase likelihood. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ffc838 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ffc838\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c80bbc\" data-id=\"1c80bbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe92dd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7fe92dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Contents<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3183cea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3183cea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e56e8\" data-id=\"b1e56e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3dcb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1a3dcb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ch6\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c0546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98c0546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 6<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f4192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17f4192\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ac9e1\" data-id=\"84ac9e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d597a28 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d597a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa6solid fa6solid-clipboard-list-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-544f140\" data-id=\"544f140\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f11277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f11277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Key Takeaways for Brands and Retailers\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1d22a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1d22a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94c882e\" data-id=\"94c882e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86d650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f86d650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These days, nearly all consumers consult reviews. But fake reviews and manipulated review footprints threaten authenticity \u2013 and consumer trust. Brands and retailers must make it a top priority to preserve the authenticity of reviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the top five takeaways from our latest survey on review authenticity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231b8ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231b8ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5fca2\" data-id=\"7c5fca2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a1a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a1a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f936bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f936bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake Reviews are Top of Mind for Online Shoppers <\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da3e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da3e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews have become a key part of the purchase journey. In fact, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/insights\/power-of-reviews-survey-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research found<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that reviews are the top factor impacting purchase decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, there\u2019s growing concern about fake reviews. Over eight in 10 (81%) US consumers are concerned with fake reviews. And 63% are more concerned about fake reviews now than they were a mere five years ago. Amazon is the site consumers are most concerned about fake reviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad1cfe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad1cfe9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09f411a\" data-id=\"09f411a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bdbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2bdbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e9357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00e9357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake Reviews are All Too Common \u2013 and Certain Factors Tip Off Consumers<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e241aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e241aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine in ten (90%) of consumers believe they\u2019ve come across a fake review in the past. They identify fake reviews by looking for certain red flags, including wording, extremity, and a lack of specific details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your ratings and reviews platform should have a robust moderation process in place to spot phony reviews so they never see the light of day. Be sure to ask about it. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b902c68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b902c68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e561d68\" data-id=\"e561d68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803b51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"803b51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772b962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"772b962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparency About the Source of Reviews Preserves Trust<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90b809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90b809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers value reviews because it\u2019s authentic content provided by others like them \u2013 rather than a brand trying to make a sale. One key way to preserve trust is to leverage badges that disclose the source of reviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, consider adding a badge indicating when a review was written by a verified buyer \u2013 or when a shopper received a free sample or some other incentive. For many shoppers, these badges positively impact their perception of the given review.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385a3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"385a3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/caldrea-spray-review-sample-768x536.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-28473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/caldrea-spray-review-sample-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/caldrea-spray-review-sample-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/caldrea-spray-review-sample-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/caldrea-spray-review-sample-1536x1072.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/caldrea-spray-review-sample-2048x1429.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a2f3a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a2f3a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7d7aa8\" data-id=\"f7d7aa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a176be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a176be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b571ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b571ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perfect Reviews Aren\u2019t Ideal<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607f8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607f8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over half of US consumers (54%) say that if a review is too extreme \u2013 whether positive or negative \u2013 that makes them think it might be a fake. What\u2019s more, a mere 6% feel that the ideal average star rating for a product is a perfect 5.0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers know that a single product can\u2019t be all things to all people. So when they see all glowing reviews for a product, it makes them suspicious. Of course, it\u2019s important to have a moderation process in place that flags fraudulent or inappropriate reviews. But such a process shouldn\u2019t suppress reviews simply because they\u2019re negative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative reviews are an important tool consumers use to make informed purchase decisions. Display negative reviews \u2013 and add features to your review display that make it easy for shoppers to find them. By doing so, you&#8217;re helping your shoppers find the products that best fit their needs \u2013 while showing them you have nothing to hide.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb73567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb73567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-1536x1529.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-610x607.png 610w,https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot.webp 1673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-768x764.png\" height=\"637\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-1536x1529.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot-610x607.png 610w, https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sealy-biglots-snapshot.png 1673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25876 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d43f16c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d43f16c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b354d73\" data-id=\"b354d73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb31e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb31e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464f297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"464f297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Robust Review Moderation Process is Essential<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3463767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3463767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, there are certain red flags that can help you determine if a given review is fake. But preserving review authenticity at scale can be a challenge \u2013 especially considering how prevalent fake reviews have become.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If review authenticity is a priority (and it should be), turn to the experts. Here at PowerReviews, we have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/review-verification\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comprehensive fraud detection process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that combines technology and human moderation. With this process, you can keep fraudulent content off your site \u2013 and preserve the trust you\u2019ve worked hard to earn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae951d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae951d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e511bdc\" data-id=\"e511bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe4cf2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cfe4cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Contents<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The growing problem of fraudulent and manipulated reviews \u2013 and how winning brands can take action to preserve the authentic voice of the consumer, according to a survey of nearly 13,000 US shoppers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":28656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7805,7806],"tags":[7809,7799,7804,7811],"yst_prominent_words":[216,30,1492,458,457,208],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fakereviews-guide-300x186.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28655"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.powerreviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=28655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}