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A fake polling outfit called Median Strategies dropped bogus surveys claiming to predict races in Wisconsin, Nevada, and LA’s mayoral race — even prompting the Karen Bass campaign to tout “growing momentum.” But the polls were entirely fabricated, with the company admitting it was a social experiment to test how misinformation spreads. Now shuttered and silent, the stunt exposes how easily fake data can infiltrate political discourse — especially when campaigns prioritize optics over verification. Experts warn this erodes election integrity, as major aggregators ignored the fakes due to lack of basic credibility checks. The real motive? Still unknown.

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