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Cathell, M. (2026, October 22). What we know about who’s behind the fake polling operation Wedgewood Polls. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4774099/what-we-know-fake-polling-operation-wedgewood-polls/
Cathell, Mia. “What we know about who’s behind the fake polling operation Wedgewood Polls.” Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4774099/what-we-know-fake-polling-operation-wedgewood-polls/.
Cathell, Mia. “What we know about who’s behind the fake polling operation Wedgewood Polls.” Washington Examiner, October 22, 2026. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4774099/what-we-know-fake-polling-operation-wedgewood-polls/.
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The identity behind Wedgewood Polls, a fraudulent polling firm operating since June 2026, remains unclear weeks before the midterm elections. Reports suggest that career pollsters from both political sides were involved in running the operation. However, another aggregator revealed it was informed by college students with little professional experience who founded Wedgewood as a grassroots project. The contradictory information highlights the ongoing mystery surrounding the true nature and motivations of Wedgewood Polls.
an admittedly fraudulent polling firm whose data have appeared over the past four months on the polling sites of some of the country’s top aggregators
career pollsters claiming to be from both sides of the political aisle