Bogus polling firm admits numbers are fraudulent, claims 'experimental project'

A firm that has published widely circulated midterm political polls has acknowledged that its numbers were "fabricated" and claimed they were part of an experiment that duped some media outlets.

Bogus polling firm admits numbers are fraudulent, claims 'experimental project'

TL;DR

  • A polling firm admitted to fabricating its midterm political poll numbers.
  • The firm stated the fabricated numbers were part of an experiment.
  • The experiment successfully duped some media outlets.