I never assumed that was real, but that’s because of a car dealership that tried the same crap on me IRL, telling me a “couple” was looking to buy the exact car I came in to buy when I was in the finance office, in an effort to hurry me through the purchase. I’ve been wary of any such claims ever since. It’s not a web-only thing.
The counters are as fake as the chat “notification” that I have a message on the website’s chatbot.
