{
  "id": 9340578,
  "title": "LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/linkedin-adds-new-tools-to-fight-fake-profiles-and-bogus-work",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/linkedin-adds-new-tools-to-fight-fake-profiles-and-bogus-work-histories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LinkedIn is rolling out new measures to tackle the issue of fake profiles and misleading work histories on its platform, as AI technology has made it easier than ever for individuals to create deceptive accounts and engage in scams. In a bid to bolster member and corporate control over their LinkedIn presence, the company is introducing a range of new tools.\n\nMembers will now be able to vouch for their colleagues and classmates, confirming their acquaintances' claimed work experiences. This feature differs from an endorsement, which recommends a member's skills to others, and instead serves as a testament to the person's professional history. Built-in safeguards, such as requiring verifiers to have secure accounts with two-factor authentication and to be connected to the individual for at least a year, are in place to prevent abuse.\n\nBusinesses will gain the ability to remove false employment claims from their pages and search results, ensuring that only genuine associations appear. Additionally, LinkedIn is piloting a setting that allows page administrators to require members to undergo workplace verification, such as using their work email address, before associating with their page.\n\nLinkedIn is also partnering with companies like Truecaller and PeerSpot to enable members to showcase their verified identities outside of LinkedIn. Truecaller members, for example, can add their verified LinkedIn identity when making calls, while existing partnerships with Adobe and UserTesting already allow members to display their verified status in their respective platforms.\n\nThe aim of these new features is to enhance credibility and provide valuable signals to members when making decisions about their professional network. LinkedIn VP of Product Oscar Rodriguez explained that verified members typically receive 50% more post views and 90% more impressions compared to non-verified profiles.",
  "summary": "LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/this-guy-has-spent-two-years-hunting-fake-job-listings-on-linkedin",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:19:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}