August 18, 2026

Median Strategies Shuts Down After Admitting to Fake Polls in Los Angeles and Wisconsin

Median Strategies has closed after admitting its polls on the Los Angeles mayoral race and Wisconsin gubernatorial primary were fabricated.
The firm claimed its work was a social experiment to study the spread of false polling information without verification.
The Los Angeles poll falsely indicated Mayor Karen Bass led by 12 points, while she ultimately won by only 5 points in the primary.
The Bass campaign shared the fake poll before deleting the post, emphasizing the need for investigations into misleading polling practices.

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