If an ICO has a high rate on Icobench, it doesn't mean automatically that is a gen. I think that many of us know that ratings can be paid. It's better to do your own research before investing, and not take the ratings so seriously.
Yes, of course, this is quite true. Those rating sites can be guides but should not be taken as absolutes since they just like you and me are also doing business...and they are siding with their own business interest above that of their viewers or followers no matter if they will deny this or not. We have to do our own due diligence and from there on decide if one project is worth to "invest" with and has a good future ahead...that hopefully will not suffer the pump and dump fate many good projects got into. I am sure that we are all aware of the many possible factors to look into as we wade in this very treacherous world of cryptocurrency.