Are Google reviews credible

Answer 1

No. Credible is a long reach. Credibility comes from substantiated facts and corroboration. Google search engine information is not cleared for its accuracy. Google does little if any quality control of their site for accuracy of information. For example, Google has a review process for merchants which anyone can post negative or positive, unsubstantiated, uncorroborated, false information about that company. If you read a positive or negative review about anything on Google, there is no way for you to know if it is true or not, so therefore the review process is an unknown mathematically speaking, that is, if you can't quantify the validity or value of the source, then it's value is unknown. I would say that Google is an incredible resource which can be a great tool for finding evidence which may lead to credible information.

When you walk into a library or book store and take a book off the shelf, the book itself does not guarantee anything more than the author's experience or point of view. You must independently find your own verification for it's content. The information on Google is no different. It is the consumer's responsibility to verify for themselves.

When searching for information on search engines, always pay attention to the source; is it a government agency, a college or university, a respected media source, or the site of the company that produces the product. There are many other 'nonofficial' types of sites that are reliable, but it takes practice to get to know them. Blogs are the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to information resources because so many of them are opinions. You must evaluate the source as an important element in veracity. It really helps to use more than one type of site.