False advertising plagues the internet, our social media streams and the digital environment as a whole. Most of these products are either cheap knock-offs from China or simply low-quality items advertised as something different.
In the example of the Dji Maveric, we have an image that shows an array of accessories and makes a series of claims about the capabilities of the drone. Of course, a $35 drone is going to be far from achieving any of these claims. For example even the best drones on the market today don’t get anywhere near a 60 minute flight time, and a 4K camera for that price is simply ridiculous.
The example of the flashlight is a little more complicated, I have been advertised a series of bad flashlights on Instagram, all making outrageous claims to beat out there competition and sell you the product. In this example, they are selling a 10 million lumen handheld flashlight for $14. The cheapest legitimate flashlight I could find with that kind of power was $280.00 and 10 times the size of the knockoff.
The other examples are self-explanatory. These products were taken from a site called Wish, the site claims to bring products at amazing prices to the individual. In reality, they sell cheap junk, and usually, people are aware of this. In most cases, It’s rather easy to figure out whether something is legitimate or a scam.
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