SHOCKING EXPOSE: Gannett’s Fake Review Empire Crumbles Amidst AI Scandal
Get ready for the most explosive journalistic scandal of the year! It’s been revealed that Gannett, the behemoth newspaper company, is shutting down its product review site, Reviewed, effective November 1st. But don’t be fooled – this isn’t just a simple shuttering of a failing business. Oh no, this is a deliberate cover-up of a massive AI-generated review scam that’s been plaguing the site for months.
Sources close to the matter have confirmed that Reviewed was riddled with AI-written reviews, masquerading as authentic product recommendations. But the scariest part? Gannett’s own unionized employees accused the company of publishing these fake reviews in October, only to be met with stony silence and half-truths.
But that’s not all, folks! The same marketing firm behind the Reviewed AI scandal, AdVon Commerce, has been linked to a similar fiasco at Sports Illustrated, where authors’ headshots were sold on AI image websites. Yes, you heard that right – AI-generated images with fake authors’ names. And guess what? Gannett maintained that AdVon assured them the content was written by real humans.
Fast forward to today, and Reviewed is being shut down, leaving employees and readers alike wondering what’s going on. Was it the AI scandal? The dwindling search traffic? Or is it the unionized workers’ strikes for better compensation? The truth is, Gannett’s been hemorrhaging money, and Reviewed was just a liability.
But don’t think this is the end of the road for Gannett’s fake review empire. Sources close to the company have whispered that AdVon’s marketing content has been spammed across the web, and that the company’s CEO has been using his connections to line his pockets with affiliate revenue. We’re talking Us Weekly, the Los Angeles Times – the whole nine yards.
So, what’s the moral of the story? In today’s era of AI-generated content, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee, people! Gannett’s fake review empire may be crumbling, but the real question is: what’s the state of journalism in this brave new world?
