Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry
Wedgewood Polls released a statement on Tuesday on social media, after the polling and election analysis site FiftyPlusOne reached out for comment on an…
The Guardian reports: Wedgewood Polls released a statement on Tuesday on social media, after the polling and election analysis site FiftyPlusOne reached out for comment on an investigation it had conducted into their surveys and data.
This politics story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Wedgewood Polls and FiftyPlusOne.
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