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ABC News - PoliticsNews report · Aug 18, 11:37 PM
Fake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys
A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month
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Fake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys
A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month
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As of August 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month.
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Left / center-leftFake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys
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