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October 21, 2026
Wedgewood Polling Admits to Fabricating Data, Impacting 2026 Primary Elections
- Wedgewood Polling confessed to fabricating data, claiming it was a 'social experiment' to expose flaws in the polling industry.
- Democratic candidates, including Mallory McMorrow, reported significant negative impacts on their campaigns due to reliance on Wedgewood's fraudulent polls, with McMorrow citing a fake poll as a factor in her campaign suspension.
- Wedgewood's fabricated polls may have influenced the outcomes of key primary races, including those for the U.S. Senate and governor in Wisconsin.
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- Democrats furious after pollster boosting far-left candidates admits fabricating surveys: ‘Absolute scumbags’Oct 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM · Fox News
- Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industryOct 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM · The Guardian
- Discovery of New Fake Pollster, Wedgewood, Puts a Spotlight on Trust in SurveysOct 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM · NYT
- Fake polls fooled the political world. Now the midterms face a trust crisisOct 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM · The Hill
- Fake polls send shockwaves through the political world ahead of midtermsOct 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM · The Hill
- How a fake pollster may have moved some 2026 electionsOct 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM · Politico
- Fake polling company might have swung some 2026 primary electionsOct 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM · Independent