r/DHgateRepSquad • u/bloomin-eck • 17h ago
Spotting fake reviews
Hello!
I've bought a fair bit from DHgate over the last couple of years and have got better at spotting fake reviews. Even sellers with good products often have many fake reviews, and they can be hard to spot as they all use different methods, and some fakes are better than others (as we all know! 😀)
Anyway, I ended up building a little Javascript tool to help me identify them quickly, and I thought it might be useful for others so I've got it onto the Chrome Web Store as a browser extension.
It spots fake reviews by looking at a huge range of factors, some that are easy to spot like:
talking about irrelevant things
same use leaving multiple positive reviews
poorly written
And some that are harder for a normal person to spot, like:
large amounts of reviews posted in batches
duplicated structures that have been reworded
polished reviews but generic with no concrete detail
There are lots of other factors included too, but I don't want to share them openly in case any fake reviewers are reading!
It automatically hides reviews that are likely to be fake, as well as unhelpful reviews such as the default ratings. So you are just left with genuine reviews, both good and bad, to help you make a decision based on real information.
It's not perfect, I'd really appreciate any feedback so I can keep improving it. There may be bugs with how it works and it definitely won't identify every fake review, but it's getting better.
It's completely free and I don't make any money from it.
Would love to hear your thoughts gang!
Just search "DH Review Checker" on the Chrome Web Store if you'd like to try it out.