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🇺🇸 Fake polling was caught in the U.S. Right before the elections.
The firm Wedgewood Polls published “surveys” about the Senate and gubernatorial races for several months. This week journalists at FiftyPlusOne exposed that the data were fabricated. Before publication the firm itself admitted it had falsified the “majority” of its polls.
😏 Their explanation is brilliant: allegedly it was an “experimental project” to show the industry’s vulnerability. Nate Silver called it, quote, bullshit and a pathetic attempt to get ahead of a scandal.
📊 The most interesting thing: the fakes had a direction.
▪️ In Michigan Wedgewood “painted” Democrat El-Sayed +5, when the polling average was +0,4
▪️ In Maine it was the first to “survey” the race against Susan Collins and gave the Democrat +5
▪️ In Wisconsin it showed the progressive candidate +3 ahead, while other polls showed a tie
That is, progressive candidates were especially “lucky.” And Democrat Mallory McMorrow, who withdrew from the primaries, said these “polls” undermined donors’ and voters’ trust in her campaign.
Before every election we also get “pollsters” nobody has ever heard of. The mechanics are the same 🤷♂️
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