{"id":2967,"date":"2025-08-09T12:55:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T07:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=2967"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:29:31","slug":"how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you suspect a review is fake or violates Google\u2019s policies, you can flag it for removal by clicking the three-dot menu next to the review and selecting \u201cReport review.\u201d Provide as much evidence as possible to support your case. While waiting for Google\u2019s decision, you may choose to respond politely, stating that you cannot verify the reviewer as a customer and inviting them to contact you directly. This helps show potential customers that you are transparent and willing to address concerns, even in questionable circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[251,5],"tags":[94,136,226,279],"class_list":["post-2967","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","category-other","category-reputation-management","tag-ai-powered-orm","tag-brand-reputation-management","tag-how-to-delete-google-reviews","tag-how-to-respond-to-google-reviews"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;AiPlex ORM helps brands recover from negative publicity with proven reputation repair and proactive monitoring solutions.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;AiPlex ORM helps brands recover from negative publicity with proven reputation repair and proactive monitoring solutions.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AiPlex\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Aiplexdigital\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-11T07:29:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@aiplexdigital\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/\",\"name\":\"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-09T07:25:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-11T07:29:31+00:00\",\"description\":\"\\\"AiPlex ORM helps brands recover from negative publicity with proven reputation repair and proactive monitoring solutions.\\\"\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"AiPlex\",\"description\":\"ORM\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AiPlex\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/aiplexlogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/aiplexlogo.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":58,\"caption\":\"AiPlex\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Aiplexdigital\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/aiplexdigital\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aiplexdigital\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKZsdWVRrTjzzoMbYmnCgtg\",\"https:\/\/in.pinterest.com\/aiplexdigital\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?","description":"\"AiPlex ORM helps brands recover from negative publicity with proven reputation repair and proactive monitoring solutions.\"","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?","og_description":"\"AiPlex ORM helps brands recover from negative publicity with proven reputation repair and proactive monitoring solutions.\"","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/","og_site_name":"AiPlex","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Aiplexdigital\/","article_modified_time":"2025-08-11T07:29:31+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@aiplexdigital","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/","name":"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-08-09T07:25:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-11T07:29:31+00:00","description":"\"AiPlex ORM helps brands recover from negative publicity with proven reputation repair and proactive monitoring solutions.\"","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/faq\/how-do-i-deal-with-fake-or-spam-google-reviews\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How do I deal with fake or spam Google reviews?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/","name":"AiPlex","description":"ORM","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"AiPlex","url":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/aiplexlogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/aiplexlogo.png","width":150,"height":58,"caption":"AiPlex"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Aiplexdigital\/","https:\/\/x.com\/aiplexdigital","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aiplexdigital\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKZsdWVRrTjzzoMbYmnCgtg","https:\/\/in.pinterest.com\/aiplexdigital\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/2967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aiplexorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}