An actual fake polls scandal shows the need for continued skeptical appraisal, not simply ignoring all polling data.
Fake polls are back in the news.
We hear a lot these days about how the polls are fake, and that we should ignore them — especially when polls are delivering bad news for MAGA Republicans. Now, polling is an inexact science; there have always been fair critiques of particular polls and special problems with internal polls released selectively by campaigns, and there are mounting challenges for the polling industry.
But a lot of the attacks on polls are more about misunderstanding polling. If you accept that polls give you a range of probabilities rather than a precise bullseye, that averages of ...
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