Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes 'unfit' Booking.com, says consumer group

Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes'unfit' Booking.com, says consumer group Consumer group Which? says it was able to create a fake listing for 10 Downing Street on travel giant Booking.com. The UK watchdog said its researchers were able to book a bogus stay at the prime minister's address - as well as leave a fake review noting hanging out with resident mouser Larry the cat as a highlight. It said despite clear signs it was fake, Booking.com did not remove the listing until two months after it was uploaded. This limited test is not a true reflection of the experience of millions of listings or reviews published on our platform, a Booking.com They said because Which?'s listing was not live on its site across the two months it was present, some of our automatic fraud controls were not triggered to completely remove the closed listing.