{"id":15075336,"date":"2026-03-27T08:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/autotrader-investigated-by-cma-as-part-of-crackdown-on-fake-and-misleading-reviews\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T18:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:49:16","slug":"autotrader-investigated-by-cma-as-part-of-crackdown-on-fake-and-misleading-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/autotrader-investigated-by-cma-as-part-of-crackdown-on-fake-and-misleading-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Autotrader investigated by CMA as part of crackdown on &#039;fake and misleading&#039; reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dotyumzonirqv.cloudfront.net\/publish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Auto-Trader-logo-scaled.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The CMA is investigating Autotrader \u2013 and other high profile firms \u2013 as part of a crackdown on \u2018fake\u2019 reviews. The used car marketplace is being<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardealermagazine.co.uk\/autotrader-investigated-by-cma-as-part-of-crackdown-on-fake-and-misleading-reviews\/323161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Auto \u2013 Reviews \u2013 rss.app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CMA is investigating Autotrader \u2013 and other high profile firms \u2013 as part of a crackdown on \u2018fake\u2019 reviews. 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