Fake Polls Tested in Wisconsin and LA | Milwaukee News

A fake poll by Median Strategies—purportedly predicting a landslide win for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong—was exposed as a social experiment to test how misinformation spreads. While the LA mayoral race version gained traction, even being shared by Mayor Karen Bass’s campaign, the Wisconsin poll went largely unnoticed. Analysts like Nate Silver call it a scam, not an experiment, raising alarms about the ease with which false data can infiltrate political discourse. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is now investigating whether anyone in Wisconsin was involved. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d5500ca7d44e922a