Edition No. 124 · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Story 23 of 50
The polling pretenders
Status
FiftyPlusOne spent about $900 to prove that Wedgewood Polls, cited in midterm coverage and averages, was fake.
Interest score
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How this is measured
Each factor is 1.00 when it has nothing to say, so a missing input never sinks a story. The full working is on the method page.
- 1.00Interest score38 of 50 in this edition
- 1.00NewslettersCount not recorded yet, so neutral
- 1.00On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
- 1.00MovementNew this week
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