{"id":214995,"date":"2026-05-17T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/bbb-urges-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:35:16","slug":"bbb-urges-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/bbb-urges-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"BBB urges online shoppers to double-check companies found in AI searches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/better-business-bureau-warning-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches-can-ai-stores-be-trusted-consumer-hiring-services\">BBB urges online shoppers to double-check companies found in AI searches<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/better-business-bureau-warning-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches-can-ai-stores-be-trusted-consumer-hiring-services\">https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/better-business-bureau-warning-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches-can-ai-stores-be-trusted-consumer-hiring-services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-17 10:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"komonews.com\">komonews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over half of online shoppers now rely on artificial intelligence for search summaries rather than traditional recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that prominence in AI search results does not equate to trustworthiness.<\/li>\n<li>Businesses with strong online presences, such as effective websites and customer reviews, often appear higher in AI search rankings, sometimes due to paid advertising and SEO strategies.<\/li>\n<li>The BBB advises consumers not to dismiss businesses that don\u2019t appear in AI-generated results, as they may have smaller online footprints or less focus on digital marketing.<\/li>\n<li>Scammers often create fake websites to steal money and personal information, emphasizing the need for careful research.<\/li>\n<li>The BBB suggests using AI as a starting point and looking for signs of legitimacy like professional websites, verified reviews, and BBB accreditation.<\/li>\n<li>Additional tips and business profiles can be found on the BBB website to help verify business trustworthiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBB urges online shoppers to double-check companies found in AI searches https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/better-business-bureau-warning-online-shoppers-to-double-check-companies-found-in-ai-searches-can-ai-stores-be-trusted-consumer-hiring-services Publish Date: 2026-05-17&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/komonews.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/1280\/1320\/center\/90\/dfe3f06a-e279-41bc-85bc-be133aac86c4-ONLINESHOPPINGANDHOLIDAYSHOPPINGFILE_frame_1795.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-214995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214997,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214995\/revisions\/214997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}