Hello @lordbutterfly,
it seems that you are talking about the rewards that are visible on STEEM/HIVE.
However, APX rewards are only shown inside of the APPICS app. That's where the difference comes from, nothing fake about that.
Users on APPICS earn both APX and STEEM at the moment. STEEM rewards are shown on steem/hive, while APX rewards can only be viewed from inside the APPICS App.
So that's why you see a much lower number if you are not viewing the post from inside the appics app.
The APX token is a steem-engine token at the moment. that's why the value doesn't show up on steem or hive, but is visible at steempeak for example.
this is a screenshot from deadlygames profile at https://steempeak.com/@deadlygames/transfers