B
Evidence Grade B
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Dated
$350,000
$350,000 -- regulatory fine total for 19 companies fined in NY fake review crackdown (2013)
19 companies caught in NY's Operation Clean Turf fake online review crackdown agreed to pay a total of $350,000 in penalties.
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Evidence graded
Value
$350,000
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2013
Entity
Sample Size
19
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
New York Attorney General's Office
Primary
Tier A
https://artoftheprank.com/2013/09/24/ny-ags-office-takes-on-fake-yelp-reviewers/ ↗
Source Article
The Art of the Prank...Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.NY AG’s Office Takes on Fake Yelp Reviewers
Original Research
New York Attorney General's Office
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Methodology
NY Attorney General Operation Clean Turf enforcement action
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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19 companies fined in NY fake review crackdown: $350,000 regulatory fine total. Source: New York Attorney General's Office (2013). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ny-astroturfing-fines-2013
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