What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company

Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was "gaining momentum."

LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman plans to hire Fight Agency, drawing fire from Mayor Karen Bass over the firm's work for a scandal-plagued candidate.

What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company  apnews.com

The fake opinion survey showing Karen Bass with a commanding lead in the L.A. mayoral race comes amid a wave of low-quality polls that have missed the mark in marquee races.

Fake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys  Toronto Star

A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month

A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month

A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the city’s mayoral race was bogus, according to the company that released it. Median Strategies on Monday said in its announcement about the mayoral race poll that it has stopped