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Polling Firm Closes After Admitting Fake Election Surveys Were 'Social Experiment'
A mysterious polling firm has shut down after admitting that fake election surveys, which showed a Los Angeles mayoral candidate with a significant lead, were part of a 'social experiment'.
18 Aug, 20:40 — 18 Aug, 22:58
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NYTMostly Factual9d 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 →Fox NewsMixed8d ago
Mysterious polling firm behind fake election surveys closes after admitting ‘social experiment’
Median Strategies admitted its polls on the Los Angeles mayor race and Wisconsin primary were fabricated as a "social experiment" before closing.
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual8d 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: 3 · 2h|Window: 2h
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