Wedgewood Polls has admitted to falsifying data in polls over the past year, fuelling Republican doubts about midterm accuracy and eroding trust in the polling industry.
01Summary
- 01Wedgewood Polls acknowledged on Tuesday that it had falsified data in a series of polls released over the past year.
- 02The admission is the second such case of polling data falsification this year.
- 03Republicans are questioning whether midterm polls are undercounting GOP support.
- 04Wedgewood's polling had been used by various political outlets and campaigns.
02Why it matters
This erodes public confidence in election forecasts, which could affect voter turnout and campaign strategies as the midterms approach.
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