Fake Google review checker for your own listing

The check finds your listing from the link, pulls the low reviews and reads the words of each one. It looks at what the review is about, whether the same text repeats, whether it carries a phone number, a link or an offer, whether the writer says they work there or run a rival business, and whether it holds slurs, threats or attacks on a named person.

Those are the things Google's published review policies cover, and they show in the review itself. That is why the check labels by rule. Google decides each report against its policies, so the rule a review breaks is what a filing is built on.

You give a Google Maps link and an email address. No login, no password and no card. Nothing goes to Google during the check, and the labelled list is yours whether you order or not.

• Off topic: about the street, the city, politics, the news or another business, not a visit.
• Spam: repeated or copied text, or the same line posted on unrelated listings.
• Advertising: a phone number, link or offer for another business.
• Conflict of interest: written by staff, former staff or a competitor, in their own words.
• Abusive language: slurs, threats or attacks on a named person.
• No rule broken: a real customer, a real visit, a harsh opinion. It stays, and it is never filed or billed.

Every labelled review also shows the Google policy it falls under, so you can open Google's policy page and read the rule for yourself.

1. 1

   Start with the summary

   It shows how many low reviews were read, how many carry a label and how many stay up as No rule broken.

2. 2

   Read the labelled reviews

   Each card shows the review, its label and the policy. Check that the label matches what you see in the words.

3. 3

   Read the ones marked No rule broken

   These read like a real visit, even a bad one. A short, calm public reply is the tool for these.

4. 4

   Look for a pattern

   Many labelled reviews in the same few days, or with the same wording, is the shape of an attack. Screenshot them now.

5. 5

   Tick what you want filed

   Pick one, some, all or none. The price for what you pick is shown before you place the order.

• Tap the reviewer name in Google Maps. A profile with one review, or dozens on unrelated places in one day, is worth a closer look.
• Search a sentence from the review in quotes. The same line on other listings points to copied text.
• Sort your reviews by newest. A cluster of low ratings in a day or two rarely matches how real customers arrive.
• Compare the date with your own news. A viral post, a local story or a message asking for money often comes right before a wave.
• Check what the review describes. A service you do not sell or a branch you do not have is a detail to note in your records.

These signs tell you something is wrong. What Google acts on is the policy a review breaks, so pair each sign with the label the check gives it.

Each review you tick is filed with Google once, under the policy it breaks. Google decides. Your order page shows a status for every review: Filed, Removed, Declined or Not filed.

You are billed per review, and only after Google removes it. File several reviews in one order and the rate for each one is lower. A review Google keeps is marked Declined and never billed. Placing the order takes no payment.

If the results show a run of low reviews in a few days, keep a record before anything changes. Screenshot each review with the reviewer name, the date and the stars, and copy each review link.

If someone has contacted you asking for money, goods or services to stop the reviews, that is extortion. Google has a separate merchant extortion report form for it. Keep every message, and do not pay or reply to the demand.