More from the article ...

... 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. ...

Curious that the false polling was reported to be funded by a GOP candidate.

@#3 ... Well, hate to burst your bubble, but... ...

From the link you provided ...

... On Thursday, the Guardian identified Prakash as the originator of the poll, using domain registration data tied to the Median Strategies website.

Reached by text that evening, Prakash told The Times that the Guardian's story was "fully accurate," but declined to be interviewed or provide more information about himself. ...

So, when The Guardian reported that the fake poll was "... was funded by James Fishback's campaign, one of the GOP candidates in the Florida gubernatorial race ..." Prakash admitted the Guardian's reporting was "fully accurate?"

@#6

OK, thanks for the follow-up.