I’m aware of this phenomenon, but have never tested it (confidently posting something incorrect to get responses with the real answer). Has anyone here actually tried this? How did it work?
Anthony Bourdain used to find the best local cuisine by going onto message boards (anonymously I assume) and saying X is the best restaurant, only to receive a flood of recommendations
https://archive.md/0UQsd: Ctrl + F for "nerd fury" to find where the claim starts