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title: "FTC Finalizes Rule on \"Fake Review\""
date: 2024-08-27T00:00:00-04:00
author: "mhenry@kelleydrye.com"
canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/podcasts/ad-law-access/ftc-finalizes-rule-on-fake-review"
section: Podcast Episodes
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# FTC Finalizes Rule on ​“Fake Review”

  August 27, 2024 | 4 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess "Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast") · [FTC Finalizes Rule on "Fake Review"](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/ftc-finalizes-rule-on-fake "FTC Finalizes Rule on "Fake Review"")

 [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ftc-finalizes-rule-on-fake-review/id1457734764?i=1000666824346) [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/ftc-finalizes-rule-on-fake?si=50170a2c307c4f85bee9bc7f2cd53982&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4M0iLUd3HtcoXb9zprxCGS) 

 

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule addressing consumer reviews and testimonials. With this rule, the Commission takes aim at ​“fake” reviews and testimonials by prohibiting their sale or purchase and allows the agency to seek civil penalties against ​“knowing” violators.

[www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blog…on-fake-reviews](https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelleydrye.com%2Fviewpoints%2Fblogs%2Fad-law-access%2Fftc-finalizes-rule-on-fake-reviews&token=df440c-1-1724880527430 "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/ftc-finalizes-rule-on-fake-reviews")

 

 

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