Donald Trump‘s recent visit to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania led to a flood of comical fake Yelp reviews. The feedback became so outlandish … or amusing, based on one’s perspective … that the platform had to intervene to put a stop to it.
Yelp has opted not to accept reviews for the McDonald’s in Bucks County, PA, following Trump’s widely-covered visit … the website explained that this was due to an influx of fabricated reviews.
Yelp officials conveyed to TMZ that the platform has a mechanism for identifying unusual spikes in traffic, prompting an internal review, which is exactly what unfolded following Trump’s visit.
The Yelp page for this McDonald’s is currently inactive, and sources indicate that the fake reviews are being combed through while new submissions will be restricted until the furor dies down and the critics shift their focus elsewhere.
One amusing fake review expressed … “A forgetful elder got bronzer on my fries… kept repeating himself, mentioning Ronald McDonald in the shower at the golf club.”
As previously mentioned … Trump took time to learn how to prepare McDonald’s fries and distributed fast food to patrons in the drive-thru on Sunday … engaging with customers and staff … and throwing shade at Kamala Harris. The day before, he oddly referred to Arnold Palmer in the shower with fellow golfers during a rally speech in the area.
The internet trolls certainly targeted Trump too … but Yelp isn’t so pleased with it.