The popular online event asks people to observe just how chunky certain bears have become while storing up fat for a long winter hibernation, and, over a series of matchups, elect the one they believe to have made the more impressive gain in girth.“When there were just a few hours of voting left we noticed that 435 Holly received over 9,000 votes in a very short period of time.” It was the speediest and most significant comeback the NPS had seen in a fat bear face-off, and it immediately drew suspicion.NPS partner and multimedia wildlife organization explore.org, Kraft explains, found the avalanche of new votes had been generated via “many fake email addresses coming from several IP address.” Filtering out the votes from those IPs confirmed that 747 had bested 435 — who nonetheless, to her credit, was 2019’s Fat Bear Week champion.They are the third partner with us in Fat Bear Week and have a fundraising campaign they do in conjunction to the event.”So, in sum, a close call, but crisis averted.Just know that you’ll never rob we the people of our right to choose a favorite fat bear."