by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2020
Dr. Oz ‘misspoke’ with Fox News school reopening comments
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and talk show host with a history of dispensing controversial medical advice, said he...
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by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2020
Miami Herald columnist tweeted packed beaches ‘thin the ranks of Trump/DeSantis/Gimenez supporters’
A Miami Herald columnist tweeted that "packed beaches should work nicely to thin the ranks of Trump/DeSantis/Gimenez supporters in #Florida...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2020
USA Today changes ‘did coronavirus begin in a laboratory?’ fact check
In March, USA Today published a fact check about whether coronavirus originated in a laboratory. But now, the newspaper has...
by David W. Moore on May 18, 2020
Why CNN’s poll on Biden, Trump & battleground states can’t be trusted
A new CNN poll reports Joe Biden leading Donald Trump nationally by five percentage points, but trailing Trump in the...
by David W. Moore on Jun 19, 2020
McLaughlin should apologize for Critique of NBC, ABC, and CNN Polls
Upset with polls showing him trailing presumptive Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden by double digits, President Trump released last...
by David W. Moore on Jul 06, 2020
Abortion Polls: What They Do and Don’t Tell Us
The Supreme Court’s rejection of a Louisiana law that restricts access to abortion may have lobbed that issue into the...
by David W. Moore on Aug 25, 2020
Did Professor Allan Lichtman correctly “predict” the winner of the 2016 presidential election? His own book says no. [Updated with response]
This month, American University Professor Allan Lichtman made his widely anticipated prediction of who would win the 2020 presidential election....
by David W. Moore on Dec 09, 2020
The 2020 Election Polls Were Even Worse Than It Appears
In the days following the election, many pundits argued “the polls were wrong again and much of America wants to...
by David W. Moore on Jan 27, 2021
13th Annual Top Ten Dubious Polling Awards
Editor’s note: Every January, iMediaEthics’ polling director David W. Moore assembles the top ten “Dubious Polling” Awards for iMediaEthics. The tongue-in-cheek awards...
by David W. Moore on Feb 12, 2021
Is Public Opinion Leaning toward Convicting Trump in Impeachment Trial?
A batch of new polls suggest that more Americans want the U.S. Senate to convict than acquit former President Donald...