Fake 'Social Experiment' Poll Showed Hong With Massive Lead Before Wisconsin Primary Loss
Median Strategies said the fabricated surveys were a short-term social experiment to test how false polling data spreads without independent verification.
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Mysterious polling firm behind fake election surveys closes after admitting ‘social experiment’
Median Strategies admitted its polls on the Karen Bass LA mayor race and the Francesca Hong Wisconsin gubernatorial primary were fabricated as a social experiment before shutting down.
Fake Polling Firm Admits It Manipulated Political Data in 'Social Experiment' Benefiting Democrats
A so-called polling operation that projected comfortable leads for two Democrat candidates has now confessed the entire thing was fabricated, calling it a “short-term social experiment” designed to see how easily fake data could spread through American political media. Median Strategies, the firm behind the phony surveys, quietly admitted on its website that “all previously published polling releases have been withdrawn and should not be cited o…
Polling and Research Firm Confesses to Rigging Polls Favoring Socialist Candidate Before Unexpected Defeat.
A self-described “independent polling and research” firm has admitted to fabricating polls throughout the 2026 election season, claiming it was part of a “social experiment” on the spread of unverified polling data.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A polling company that gave failed far-left gubernatorial primary candidate Francesca Hong (D-WI) a double-digit lead has admitted to faking its polls. DETAIL: On Monday, Median Strategies, a self-described…
Mysterious Group Admits To Faking Polls — One Showed Socialist Up Big Before Loss
A mysterious entity behind a poll showing leftist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong with a double-digit lead admitted to faking its polls as part of a “social experiment.” Median Strategies directed media outlets on Monday to discount the polls it released this election season, claiming it was conducting an experiment on trust in unverified polling. The group released polls on the Los Angeles mayoral race and Wisconsin Democratic…
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