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In Amazon's case, it's more like you walk in for Heineken and see three advertisements:

* Best Heineken (a Chinese no-name brand with 1,551 fake reviews)

* Top Rated Heinekan (a Chinese no-name brand with 6,731 fake reviews)

* Genuine Official Heienekan 16oz Can Beer Great Tasting Best Loved By Users Drink Up (a Chinese no-name brand with 5,532 fake reviews)

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And then at the end of the shelf there’s the actual Heineken, with the caveat that the grocery store doesn’t buy from just one authorized distributor, but rather any distributor can walk in the door and drop off a case of what they claim to be Heineken to sell on consignment.

Can confirm, both sponsered links for "iphone charger" score an F on fakespot. Disappointing, considering I was hoping this could be a way to filter through knockoff products.

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