> They set up a straw man so of course any reviews, positive or negative, are going to be bogus. Even that isn't necessarily the case. If someone likes the na

> They set up a straw man so of course any reviews, positive or negative, are going to be bogus. Even that isn't necessarily the case. If someone likes the name, location, or nature of the business, as long as they don't say that they visited or had an experience there, no one can say that a positive review of even a fictional business is bogus if the reviewer has a good faith belief that the business exists. In fact it could be argued that the reviewers in this case relied upon fraudulent representations made by the investigators that the business existed and was worthy of positive reviews, and are therefore not liable. It's such a subjective issue, and that of course is why these accusations were settled far outside of a courtroom.