# LinkedIn fights fake profiles with verification tools

> The platform launches new features to combat impersonation and resume fraud, including peer vouching and company controls.
- Title: LinkedIn fights fake profiles with verification tools
- Summary: The platform launches new features to combat impersonation and resume fraud, including peer vouching and company controls. LinkedIn released tools to verify…
- Keywords: linkedin, fake profiles, verification, impersonation, resume fraud, credential verification, platform safety, ai misuse, technology, startups, fights, fake
- Source: TechCrunch — https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/linkedin-adds-new-tools-to-fight-fake-profiles-and-bogus-work-histories
- Author: Sarah Perez
- Published: 2026-09-23T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: linkedin, fake profiles, verification, impersonation, resume fraud, credential verification, platform safety, ai misuse, technology, startups
## AI makes fake credentials cheaper than ever
LinkedIn says artificial intelligence has made it significantly easier to create fake accounts and identities for online manipulation and scams.
## LinkedIn launches verification push
On Wednesday, September twenty-third, twenty twenty-six, the platform announced new tools to combat fake profiles and help people control their professional presence.
## Credentials matter more on LinkedIn
On a professional network where work experience, job titles, certifications and degrees define your profile, verifying identity is critical to fair opportunity.
## Authenticity as currency
LinkedIn VP of Product Oscar Rodriguez said faking credibility has never been cheaper, but authenticity will become the single most valuable currency on the internet.

> faking credibility has never been cheaper or easier than it is today; and conversely, showcasing credibility has never mattered more
## Members can vouch for colleagues
LinkedIn now lets members vouch that colleagues or classmates have the experience they claim, with protections requiring verified profiles and one year of connection.
## Companies remove false employment claims
Page admins can now remove accounts falsely claiming employment from their company page and search results, and can require workplace verification for future associations.
## Verified profiles get real benefits
Members with verified profiles receive fifty percent more post views and ninety percent more impressions than non-verified profiles on average.
## Verification expands beyond LinkedIn
LinkedIn is expanding partnerships with Truecaller and PeerSpot to let members display verified identities on other platforms, joining existing partners Adobe and UserTesting.
## Key takeaway

LinkedIn released tools to verify work history and remove fake employment claims as AI makes credential fraud easier and more common.