Fakespot

Mozilla shut down Fakespot's extensions, mobile apps and website on July 1, 2025; Firefox Review Checker ended earlier on June 10.

Content verification · 2016 – 1 Jul 2025 · Mozilla

The record

An AI and machine-learning service that analyzed online product reviews to help shoppers identify unreliable ratings and sellers.

Verification notes

Shutdown: Mozilla's dated announcement lists every Fakespot consumer surface and its final date. The earlier Review Checker closure does not replace the July 1 end of the remaining extensions, apps and website. The record covers the complete Fakespot service, not later unrelated review-analysis tools. Closure source
Dates checked: Announced 22 May 2025 · Verified 23 Sep 2026
AI functionality: AI functionality source
Launch: Fakespot's company profile records 2016 as its founding and launch year; a more precise public launch date has not been established.
Location: United States · New York. Mozilla's audited 2024 financial statements identify acquired Fakespot as previously headquartered in New York. This records the product company's historical city and does not substitute Mozilla's later corporate address. Coordinates use the Natural Earth city point rounded to two decimal places. Location source · Coordinate source