Wedgwood Polling admits that they deliberately falsify poll results to boost far-left Democrats.
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The Kuhner ReportOct 24, 2026
The sources strongly support that Wedgewood Polling admitted its polls were fabricated and deliberately so, but they do not establish the claimed purpose of boosting far-left Democrats. Wedgewood described its stated aim as a 'social experiment' to test poll oversight, and Politico lists whether it was meant to boost progressives as an open speculative question.
What was said
… Do they think it's going to discourage people like you from voting? Like, in other words, does it work, this technique, now that Wedgwood Polling admits that they do, which is deliberately falsify poll results in order to boost far left Democrats, you know, uh, uh, uh, radical uh radical leftists, that, in other words, to give them make it seem like they're going to win in, you know, by impressive numbers? Does it work? …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Wedgewood's own stated purpose was a 'social experiment' to show how easy it is to fabricate polls and expose weak oversight, not to help any party, which runs against the claimed motive of boosting far-left Democrats.[2][3][4]
Supports. Wedgewood Polls released a statement admitting its polling data was fake or fabricated, calling it an experimental project, which matches the admission element of the claim.[1][2][3][5]
Context. Politico says it remains unclear whether the fake polls were meant to boost progressive Democrats in primaries, and whether progressives or Republicans were behind them; the motive is speculation.[5]
Context. Some fabricated results did favor Democrats and progressives, such as a Michigan poll showing Democrats well ahead and a poll showing progressives leading primaries, but this does not establish intent.[6][7]
Context. The Kuhner Report passage making the far-left motive claim is the claimant's own words and cannot corroborate the claim.
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1FCC unaware if US broadcast networks have aired any fake pollsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2From confession to conspiracy: How the Wedgewood fake polls story spreadcip.uw.edu · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3An alleged national pollster says it faked its data as a 'social ... - PBSpbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Fake polls expose vulnerabilities in US elections ahead of ...aljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5How a fake pollster may have moved some 2026 electionspolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 6Wedgewood admits fake polls in Michigan Senate, governor racesmichiganpublic.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7The Polls Were Fake. The Consequences Were All Too Real.slate.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
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