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Polling Firm Closes After Admitting Fake Survey Was 'Experiment'
A polling firm has shut down after confessing that a fake survey, which showed a Los Angeles mayoral candidate leading by a significant margin, was released as a 'social experiment.' The firm admitted to publishing fabricated data in the Hong and Bass races.
18 Aug, 20:40 — 18 Aug, 21:23
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NYTMostly Factual1h ago
Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’
Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the firm were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.
By Ruth Igielnik and Caroline Soler
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual1h ago
Polling firm shutters after admitting fake survey showing LA mayor leading rival by double digits was ‘experiment’
Median Strategies said it was established as ‘a short-term social experiment’
By Brendan Rascius
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First report: NYT · 18 Aug, 20:40|Full coverage: 2 · 43m|Window: 43m
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