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Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry

Wedgewood Polls said project was designed to highlight lack of scrutiny over polling sector by mainstream media A polling firm has admitted to using fabricated data in surveys that were picked up by national media outlets in the US, claiming the project was a “social experiment” designed to expose the lack of scrutiny over the sector. Wedgewood Polls released a statement on Tuesday on social…

Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry

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