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  "id": 10846017,
  "title": "Around 100 businesses caught buying fake reviews in largest probe by Singapore's competition watchdog",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/around-100-businesses-caught-buying-fake-reviews-in-largest-probe-by-10846017",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T03:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/fake-reviews-investigation-ccs-provider-public-apology-6420046"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the first phase of the investigation, 45 businesses that admitted to purchasing bogus reviews from the sole director of digital marketing firm Reputifly will have to apologise publicly and commit to removing such reviews.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Around 100 businesses caught buying fake reviews in largest probe by Singapore's competition watchdog",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/around-100-businesses-caught-buying-fake-reviews-in-largest-probe-by",
        "published": "2026-09-30T03:01:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}