Wedgewood Polls, a polling firm launched in June 2026, posted a statement on X on October 20 admitting its data was fake, framing the act as an experiment meant to expose weak oversight in political polling and calling for industry reform. The firm named media outlets and aggregators, including MS NOW, The New York Times, VoteHub and FiftyPlusOne, that had cited its numbers before deleting its account. Researchers at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public say the confession was likely prompted by an investigative piece from FiftyPlusOne that had already raised doubts about Wedgewood's data.
cip.uw.edu
· 2026-10-24
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr posted on X warning broadcasters against airing polls he called fake, saying such coverage could violate rules against news distortion or broadcast hoaxes. He did not name any specific polls or broadcasters, but urged outlets to give viewers more context when covering polls.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-21
TikTok is expanding its comment section beyond text, letting users reply with voice clips, photo carousels, and polls. The update aims to make comment threads more interactive and expressive, treating them as a richer space for engagement rather than a simple text feed.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-03
TikTok is adding several new comment features: voice comments up to 60 seconds long for users 18 and older, rolling out over the next month; comment polls with up to five options that creators can track results for, already live globally; and photo comment upgrades including live photo uploads available now and the ability to post up to nine images in a carousel comment within the next month.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-03
TikTok is rolling out new comment features including voice comments up to one minute long, creator-run polls, photo carousel comments, and Live Photo comments. Voice comments will roll out globally over the next month to users 18 and older, while polls—previously limited to some creators—are now available worldwide.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-03
A review of global polling, including a 55-country UNICEF study, finds that outlook on the future varies sharply by country, income and demographics rather than tracking objective economic conditions. Western nations like the US, UK and France show surprisingly bleak expectations for coming decades, sometimes ranking below countries such as Lebanon and Morocco, while many lower-income nations report greater optimism despite facing similar or greater challenges.
nature.com
· 2026-08-31
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