Pollsters weather storm of fake data, secret sponsorships, with some afraid to give names

How a 'firm' shared, retracted fake poll numbers in US

US News: NEW YORK: Locked in a competitive re-election race, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that .

Second polling firm admits to faking data after fake survey rocks LA mayor’s race

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Pollsters weather storm of fake data, secret sponsorships, with some afraid to give names

Shortly after a new firm, Median Strategies, published a poll about the LA mayor’s race, a small account on X claimed the firm and poll were a "hoax."