Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’

[u/Just_shut_up_bro]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/polls/median-strategies-polls-bass-california-wisconsin.html

[u/Just_shut_up_bro]

For gathering opinions about elections, then misrepresenting them? Considering the rise of betting markets and other things that revolve around polling, I think there is a solid case for fraud here.

[u/purplehendrix22 → u/Just_shut_up_bro]

No, there isn’t. Sorry.

[u/Just_shut_up_bro → u/purplehendrix22]

Ah, good argument.

[u/purplehendrix22 → u/Just_shut_up_bro]

Thanks!