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The polls were fake, but the results were real

Fraudulent polls are just more evidence of social media’s corruption of democracy.

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Halina Bennet
Oct 24, 2026
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Mallory McMorrow campaigns for U.S. Senate on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

This is the first election cycle during which I’ve been on X, and I’ve never been more tapped into polls. In past years, I knew generally who was polling well and who was tanking. This midterm cycle, though, I don’t believe that I…

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