It’s true that most reviews on Amazon are genuine – but that’s partly because most reviews predate 2016. Last year, the majority of new reviews posted on the site were flagged as suspect by Review, and meta.
The bottom line, though, is that a significant portion of the Amazon reviews and ratings you see are NOT from legitimate , typical shoppers like you.
But many of those reviews can’t be trusted . Thousands of fake reviews have flooded Amazon, Walmart, e. Bay and others, as sales have skyrocketed. From Facebook groups where bad actors solicit paid positive reviews to bots and click farms that upvote negative reviews to take out the competition, fake reviews are getting harder to spot.
One more inquiry we ran across in our research was “How important are Amazon reviews to you?”.
In that same survey, 78% of people said Amazon product reviews play a big role in their purchase decisions. If we can’t trust these online reviews—and the recent discovery that over 200,000 people were involved in a fake reviews scheme with third-party Amazon vendors suggests we cannot—how are we supposed to decide what to buy?
Are amazons real?
The real Amazons were long believed to be purely imaginary . They were the mythical warrior women who were the archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Every Greek hero or champion, from Hercules to Theseus and Achilles, had to prove his mettle by fighting a powerful warrior queen. We know their names: Hippolyta, Antiope, Thessalia.
Do the Amazons have a core of reality?
Speculation that the idea of Amazons contains a core of reality is based on archaeological discoveries at kurgan burial sites in the steppes of southern Ukraine and Russia.
Also, were there really ‘Amazons’?
In ancient Rome, the mythical stories about ‘Amazons’ was re-enacted in the gladiatorial arena. Women gladiators were be given the names of famous Greek Amazon queens and fought in hand-to-hand combat to the first cut. Marble relief showing Amazon gladiators.
Another common inquiry is “Who were the real Amazons?”.
Archaeology is revealing that the real Amazons were horse-riding , spear-throwing, pants-wearing fearsome female fighters from ancient Scythia. Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B. C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art.
This of course begs the inquiry “What do we know about the Amazons?”
Since the epics of the Homeric poets, there have been references to mysterious and frightening stories of the Amazons. In the Iliad, composed around the 8th Century BC, the Amazons were referred to as man-like, seasoned fighters . The implication is that in war they were a match for men in terms of their prowess, physical strength and courage.
Are products on Amazon real or fake?
Most of the products on Amazon are real and directly from the brand name manufacturer. It’s the 3rd party sellers you got to watch out for. Thank you so much for your article.
This begs the inquiry “Are amazon iphones fake?”
Some sources claimed when it comes to buying an Apple ( AAPL) accessory or i. Phone device on Amazon ( AMZN ), it may be best to have a “caveat emptor” policy. A lawsuit filed this week by Apple alleges that 90 percent of the i. Phone devices and Apple accessories that it bought through the e-commerce giant were fake .
Did Apple buy fake iPhones from Amazon?
A lawsuit filed this week by Apple alleges that 90 percent of the i. Phone devices and Apple accessories that it bought through the e-commerce giant were fake. Apple said it took the steps to buy more than 100 power cords, Lightning cables and i. Phone devices on Amazon through its “ongoing brand protection efforts.”.
But what Apple recently discovered is a much bigger problem. According to a report from Patently Apple, more than 90% of Apple chargers and cables sold on Amazon are fake., and the problem? They weren’t being sold by third-parties — Amazon itself has apparently been selling fake Apple products labelled as the real thing.
“Apple is concerned that consumers are being deceived into purchasing counterfeit products on Amazon. Com and elsewhere in the mistaken belief that they are purchasing genuine Apple products,” the lawsuit claims.
How is reviewmeta different from Amazon?
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