{
  "id": 16189108,
  "title": "‘Fake’ pollsters hit US midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/fake-pollsters-hit-us-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:07:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/fake-pollsters-hit-us-midterms-2-1.500721304"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Washington: A self-described US polling firm whose data was tracked by political campaigns and mainstream media has admitted that its polls were fabricated, in the second such scandal to stir controversy ahead of the midterm elections. The case involving the firm Wedgewood Polls threatens to erode trust in independent pollsters in an already hyperpolarised political climate, particularly as…",
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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."
}