The Fake Deal Index
How many “deals” are actually deals?
Each week we scan thousands of advertised Amazon “deals” and count how many are genuinely below their usual price—from our price research, not hype.
This week (2026-W42): 8% weren’t real →
- 2026-W41 · week of Oct 58% fake2026-W40 · week of Sep 2820% fake2026-W39 · week of Sep 2121% fake2026-W38 · week of Sep 1417% fake2026-W37 · week of Sep 718% fake2026-W36 · week of Aug 3117% fake2026-W34 · week of Aug 1723% fake2026-W33 · week of Aug 1025% fake2026-W32 · week of Aug 327% fake2026-W31 · week of Jul 2718% fake2026-W30 · week of Jul 2021% fake2026-W29 · week of Jul 1322% fake2026-W28 · week of Jul 620% fake