by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2019
No poll backs up Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit claim, Telegraph has to correct
Pro-Brexit Parliament member Boris Johnson claimed that a poll found most British people wanted a no-deal Brexit. But, that isn't...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Another UK news outlet misreported on a Brexit poll
No, poll respondents weren't "brimming with confidence" about Brexit, despite a UK Express news story in Aug. 2018. The story,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2019
Lou Dobbs corrects, misreported Trump’s approval rating
Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs claimed Pres. Donald Trump's job overall approval rating was at 55%, citing a Georgetown Politics...
by David W. Moore on Apr 16, 2019
Is our Federal Tax System Fair? What competing answers from Pew & Gallup tell us about public opinion polling
With the filing deadline for the federal income tax this week, it’s useful to examine two recent polls that address...
by David W. Moore on Mar 22, 2019
Fundamental Errors with USA Today poll claiming “Half of Americans say Trump is victim of a ‘witch hunt’”
Earlier this week, a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll made big claims about the Mueller investigation, President Trump's "witch hunt"...
by David W. Moore on Mar 19, 2019
Is Ocasio-Cortez the “biggest” villain in Amazon HQ2 pullout? New York Post misleads results of Siena Poll
In an atrociously misleading headline, the New York Post reported “Ocasio-Cortez is the ‘villain’ in the Amazon HQ2 pullout: poll.”...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2019
NYT cited gender blinding tech job study, doesn’t know if it’s real
The New York Times reported on an apparently fake study about gender and tech jobs. Vox's Kelsey Piper flagged the...
by David W. Moore on Jan 31, 2019
Misleading Report from Politico/Morning Consult on Government Shutdown & Border Wall Poll – and Morning Consult’s Baffling Response
Recently, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll announced, among other things, that just 7% of voters supported funding for a border...
by David W. Moore on Jan 17, 2019
How Willing is the Public to Compromise on the Shutdown? Why 2 Polls Find Different Answers
This past week, both Pew Research and ABC News/Washington Post released polls that aim to measure the public’s view of...