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Clever. And since its subtle its not like the usual amped up noise blurb of many ads.

But what if your product loses? Fake votes to make your Ford F-150 win vs a Rivian?

That's why you make sure the poll is two models sold by the same company.

Rankings are trust-weighted — account age, voting consistency, and cluster detection make ballot-stuffing impractical. Companies pay for analytics and visibility, not influence over scores.

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