Voters cast their ballots at a voting center on the UCLA campus, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) By Steve Peoples, AmeliaThomson-Deveaux and Ken Sweet ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was “gaining momentum.” Just a few days later, the truth emerged: The poll was fabricated. …
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