Best-Rated London Restaurant on TripAdvisor Turns Out to Be a Scam
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The Charade Is Up
Of course, the game couldn't go on forever. Once he decided his "experiment" was over, Oobah wrote an article for Vice documenting the entire experience and explaining every step he had taken.
What exactly, you might be wondering, is the moral of the story? The reason why all of this ridiculous trouble was somehow worth it?
Oobah's claim is this: "You could look at this cynically – argue that the odour of the internet is so strong nowadays that people can no longer use their senses properly. But I like to be positive. If I can transform my garden into London’s best restaurant, literally anything is possible."
The TripAdvisor page has since been archived, but you can view the archived version here.
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