When you say ‘no one’, are you referring to actual investors or to MMs? What investor would waste his time and energy buying a 100 shares of a .05 stock? And if there is a commission on top, it’s higher than the investment.
that is called "painting the tape" to make it appear like it really closed at a price other than it really is. remember the "bid" is what really is the price to look at because that is what you can sell it for and that is the most important thing when you own a stock.!!!!