# Restaurant review bombing and fake review check

**Use case:** 

Sample restaurant: bursts of near-identical 1-star reviews, off-topic politics, competitor attacks and wrong-business reviews, with evidence.

## Input

```json
{
  "reviews": [
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "Dana W.",
      "rating": 2,
      "reviewDate": "2026-08-30",
      "reviewText": "We ordered the lasagna and the carbonara on Friday at 8pm. The pasta was cold and the server took 40 minutes to bring the bill. Nice room, but the service needs work.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 22
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "Patriot77",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-09-12",
      "reviewText": "Never been inside and never will. The owner put a political sign in the window. Vote with your wallet.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 4
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "B. Nolan",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-09-18",
      "reviewText": "Overpriced and bland. Go to Luigi's Pizza Bar instead, much better place for the money.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 1
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "Guest 41",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-10-05T19:02:00Z",
      "reviewText": "Worst food in town. Do not eat here.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 1
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "Guest 58",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-10-05T21:15:00Z",
      "reviewText": "Worst food in town!! Do not eat here.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 1
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "Guest 63",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-10-06T07:40:00Z",
      "reviewText": "Food poisoning guaranteed. These people are criminals.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 2
    },
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "reviewerName": "Ivy K.",
      "rating": 1,
      "reviewDate": "2026-10-11",
      "reviewText": "The coffee and croissants were stale and the barista ignored us. I meant to review Green House Cafe next door but whatever.",
      "reviewerReviewCount": 9
    }
  ],
  "maxDatasetItems": 5000,
  "businesses": [
    {
      "businessName": "Casa Verde Trattoria",
      "businessCategory": "Italian restaurant",
      "businessPhone": "(312) 555-0187",
      "staffNames": [
        "Marco Bellini",
        "Sofia Reyes"
      ],
      "competitorNames": [
        "Luigi's Pizza Bar"
      ],
      "otherBusinessNames": [
        "Green House Cafe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "platform": "google",
  "auditRatingsAtOrBelow": 2,
  "burstWindowHours": 48,
  "burstMinReviews": 3,
  "minScoreForBrief": 60,
  "maxBriefs": 1,
  "maxBusinessReports": 0,
  "brandColor": "#7c3aed"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "businessName": {
    "label": "Business name"
  },
  "reviewerName": {
    "label": "Reviewer name"
  },
  "rating": {
    "label": "Rating"
  },
  "reviewDate": {
    "label": "Review date"
  },
  "removalScore": {
    "label": "Removal score"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "Verdict"
  },
  "policies": {
    "label": "Policies"
  },
  "burstGroup": {
    "label": "Burst group"
  },
  "reviewText": {
    "label": "Review text"
  },
  "flagText": {
    "label": "Flag text"
  },
  "publicResponse": {
    "label": "Public response"
  },
  "briefUrl": {
    "label": "Takedown brief",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "reviewUrl": {
    "label": "Review",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Review Policy Auditor: 1-star review violations & briefs Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Restaurant review bombing and fake review check". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/8CTgqCH6NxQC4iUfj) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Restaurant review bombing and fake review check" task

The Review Policy Auditor: 1-star review violations & briefs Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like reviews, maximum reviews read from the dataset, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Restaurant review bombing and fake review check" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record type, business name, reviewer name, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Restaurant review bombing and fake review check" task via API](https://apify.com/translucent_wire/unfair-review-policy-auditor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Review Policy Auditor: 1-star review violations & briefs](https://apify.com/translucent_wire/unfair-review-policy-auditor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/translucent_wire/unfair-review-policy-auditor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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