The Wedgewood Research firm just admitted it fabricated a stack of polls. The New York Times still dropped 15 of those fake numbers into its tracker before pulling them. Decision Desk HQ yanked 17. Campaigns were citing the data anyway.Then Brendan Carr weighed in yesterday. The FCC chairman warned broadcasters about a surge in fake polls and suppression polls meant to mess with turnout and voter enthusiasm. He noted some of this could cross into news distortion or broadcast hoax territory.

<p>The Wedgewood Research firm just admitted it fabricated a stack of polls. The New York Times still dropped 15 of those fake numbers into its tracker before pulling them. Decision Desk HQ yanked 17. Campaigns were citing the data anyway.Then Brendan Carr weighed in yesterday. The FCC chairman warned broadcasters about a surge in fake polls and suppression polls meant to mess with turnout and voter enthusiasm. He noted some of this could cross into news distortion or broadcast hoax territory.</p>

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