Fake LA Mayor Poll Showing Bass Leading Raman Was 'Social Experiment,' Company Admits

"Fake Polls in Wisconsin and California Were Part of a 'Social Experiment'" #ELB

NYT: An organization that released public election polling in recent weeks withdrew the results of two surveys, revealing that it had fabricated the polls as part of a “short-term social experiment” meant to expose how quickly false information could spread.… Continue reading The post “Fake Polls in Wisconsin and California Were Part of a ‘Social Experiment'” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Polling firm shutters after admitting survey showing LA mayor leading rival was fake

Median Strategies said it was established as ‘a short-term social experiment’

Pollster That Put Hong, Bass In Lead Admits It's A Fake Firm

Francesca Hong was supposed to shellac David Crowley, according to data from Median Strategies, but its polls were fake.

Fake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys

NEW YORK (AP) — Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was “gaining momentum.”

Phony pollster says data in closely watched DSA race was just a ‘social experiment,’ then shuts down * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

'Any bad faith attempts to influence elections should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law'

What we know about a fake poll conducted in Wisconsin governor race

The poll from bogus firm Median Strategies does not appear to have infiltrated the Wisconsin governor's race in the same way as Los Angeles.