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Pollsters weather storm of fake data, secret sponsorships, with some afraid to give names

Shortly after a new firm, Median Strategies, published a poll about the LA mayor’s race, a small account on X claimed the ...

A fake poll tested media and poll trackers. Here’s who passed and failed.

Median Strategies, a fake polling firm, claimed it was a “social experiment.” The fraudulent poll received some attention but ...

Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old

I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’ ...

How prediction markets became the center of a fake California poll scandal

Political betting markets have risen in popularity and can sway voter opinion.

Fake Polls in Wisconsin and California Were Part of a ‘Social Experiment’

Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the group were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.

What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company

Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Poll Showing Karen Bass Crushing Nithya Raman Revealed as Fake

Median Strategies admits its poll showing Karen Bass with a wide lead over Nithya Raman in the L.A. mayoral race was fake.

Fake Polling Company Invented LA Mayor Survey to See Who Would Believe It

A self-described polling company managed to get a fabricated Los Angeles mayoral poll into the news, onto social media, and ...

Polling Company Collapses After Giving Francesca Hong a 23-Point Lead in a Race She Lost, Admits to ‘Bogus’ Data on LA Mayor Karen Bass

Median Strategies shut down after showing Francesca Hong (D) had a giant lead in the Democratic gubernatorial primary and Karen Bass had a big lead in LA ...