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From the Left · Read · October 21, 2026

Oct 21 · Wedgewood Polls admits it fabricated election polls; aggregators pull its data

Mediaite: National Polling Company Admits It’s Totally Fake — Crows it Was ‘Far Too Easy’ to Get Major Media Outlets to Bite

Grade C (70/100). Wedgewood admits fake data; NYT editor's note; MS NOW, Newsweek cited it

Lehrer score 70/100 (−12 loaded wording: Wedgewood Polls made the shocking admission; −18 omission: A national polling company cited in numerous outlets, including The New York Times and MS NOW, has revealed it made up its data). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.

Wedgewood Polls made the shocking admission; A national polling company cited in numerous outlets, including The New York Times and MS NOW, has revealed it made up its data

Agrees: 'far too easy'; FiftyPlusOne confronted the firm

Splits: Quotes NYT editor's note in full; ties to Median Polling Strategies

  • Broken. Rule: Lehrer #2: Assume the viewer is as smart and caring as I am (no loaded words) (Wedgewood Polls made the shocking admission)
  • Broken. Rule: Lehrer #5: Include the other side (secondary omission) (A national polling company cited in numerous outlets, including The New York Times and MS NOW, has revealed it made up its data)

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Same story: Newsweek, The Washington Times

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