Amazon 'flooded by fake five-star reviews' - Which? report
Found on BBC News on Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Thousands of reviews were unverified, meaning there was no evidence the reviewer bought the product, it said.
One example, a set of headphones by an unknown brand called Celebrat, had 439 reviews, all of which were five-star, unverified and were posted on the same day, suggesting they had been automated.
Who reads 5 star reviews anyway? It's so obvious that those are a great way to cheat and attract customers. They are in most cases completely useless; just like Amazon itself has become. Read the 2-4 star ratings and you'll get a better impression; but still take what is written with a grain of salt.