Fake polls fooled the political world. Now the midterms face a trust crisis
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- The Hill reports: “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 P…”
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