My Bizarre Stint As an Amazon Reviewer for Hire

In exchange for positive Amazon reviews, the mysterious Facebook accounts who recruited me promised me free stuff. They delivered.

Eli Reiter
OneZero
Published in
7 min readJul 6, 2020

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Illustration: Loulou Joao

I didn’t intend to become a liar for hire, a purveyor of fake news on that terrible site, Amazon. But I knew I went too far when I woke up shrouded by my untruths. My…

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Eli Reiter
OneZero

Teacher, Writer, and graduate student. Words in NY Times, Washington Post, Slate, and other outlets. Eli Reiter (at) Gmail. Twitter @AlreadyEli