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Reema Rattan, Liam Armstrong, Carly Dober and Judith Peppard
Who do you trust? Online reviews and Dr. Google need a vigilant eye
1 seconds Posted Sep 16, 2019 at 8:00 am.
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Consumer reviews online have become hugely influential on our decisions when it comes making all kinds of purchases. So, it’s not surprising to find a whole industry pumping out fake reviews. Marketing and consumer psychology researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, Adrian Camilleri talks about how to negotiate this minefield of misinformation. And the use of online information has extended to health advice. Rachael Dunlop from in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Macquarie University and the Institute for Ethnomedicine, Jackson Hole, Wyoming explains.