Yeah sure, this movie with 1.3 rating and 5 (out of 100) metascore, with only 50k ratings, is the #1 movie this week. The algorithm is really transparent and trustworthy, clearly there's no manipulation going on.
(for those who don't know, IMDb is owned and operated by Amazon)
You look at the audience score and it's 100%. Look closer and the 100% is from something called audience verified. Meanwhile the actual audience is way lower. It's maddening