Another Polling Firm Comes Under Fire for 'falsified Data'
A major polling tracker announced Thursday it would suspend its use of data from a pollster after it discovered evidence that the firm allegedly "falsified data" in a survey of candidates in Florida's gubernatorial Republican primary race.
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... The decision follows a shocking announcement last week from fake polling center Median Strategies, which admitted to spreading false polling data on the Los Angeles mayoral race as part of a "short-term social experiment" on the spread of unverified information. FiftyPlusOne announced Thursday it was "permanently banning" its use of The Public Sentiment Institute's (TPSI) data after the firm reportedly fabricated vote-choice data for select respondents in their survey and failed to disclose it was funded by James Fishback's campaign, one of the GOP candidates in the Florida gubernatorial race. "This fabrication appears to have boosted the poll numbers of the political candidate that paid TPSI for polling services," the firm wrote. ...
FiftyPlusOne announced Thursday it was "permanently banning" its use of The Public Sentiment Institute's (TPSI) data after the firm reportedly fabricated vote-choice data for select respondents in their survey and failed to disclose it was funded by James Fishback's campaign, one of the GOP candidates in the Florida gubernatorial race.
"This fabrication appears to have boosted the poll numbers of the political candidate that paid TPSI for polling services," the firm wrote. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 07:34 PM | Reply
Curious that the false polling was reported to be funded by a GOP candidate.
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 08:46 PM | Reply
Well, hate to burst your bubble, but...
www.latimes.com
#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-24 05:54 PM | Reply
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