{
  "id": 16030629,
  "title": "Fake polls fooled the political world. Now the midterms face a trust crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/fake-polls-fooled-the-political-world-now-the-midterms-face-a-trust",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6164240-polling-industry-fake-results-scandal/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The political polling industry is under new fire after a second company on Tuesday acknowledged it had falsified data in a series of polls released over the past year. The admission by Wedgewood Polls comes as Republicans question whether this year's midterm polls are wrong and are undercounting GOP support. Wedgewood's polling had been used by...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}