by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2015
Sun Criticized for Muslim ISIS Poll Interpretation
UK polling company Survation criticized The Sun for misinterpreting its poll to say that 1 in 5 British Muslims sympathizes...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2015
2,600 Complaints over Sun’s Claims 1 in 5 Muslims Sympathize with ISIS, Times of London Corrects
The Sun's front-page story claiming 1 in 5 Muslims "sympathizes" with ISIS has prompted a record 2,600 complaints to the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2015
Survey said 33% Drunk Vegetarians Eat Meat? Did Huff Post, Telegraph, USA Today fact check?
Do a third of vegetarians really go for hamburgers and bacon after drinking too much? Media from the Huffington Post...
by David W. Moore on Dec 16, 2015
Why Paul Krugman Is Wrong About Donald Trump’s Polling Numbers
In a recent blogpost, Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist, suggested that Donald Trump’s “bubble” probably...
by David W. Moore on Jan 03, 2016
Why Gallup Poll Wrongly Shows Trump Tied With Pope as Second Most Admired Man in the World
The Washington Post calls it a “shocker” – that Gallup claims Donald Trump is America’s second most admired man in...
by David W. Moore on Jan 20, 2016
8th Annual Dubious Polling Awards: 2015’s Worst in Media Polling
Editor's note: Every January, iMediaEthics' polling director David Moore assembles the top ten "Dubious Polling Awards" for iMediaEthics. The tongue-in-cheek...
by David W. Moore on Feb 18, 2016
That NBC/WSJ National Poll Showing Cruz Beating Trump – The Streetlight Effect
According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, conducted Feb. 14-16, “Donald Trump falls behind Ted Cruz” in the...
by David W. Moore on Feb 24, 2016
The Latino Vote in Nevada: Much Ado About Very Little?
In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s win over Bernie Sanders in the Nevada caucuses last Saturday, there has been much...
by David W. Moore on Feb 26, 2016
Dueling Polls by Pew and Reuters/Ipsos: Apple vs. FBI Controversy
Two recent polls suggest that, in the controversy over Apple’s refusal to help the FBI unlock an iPhone that belonged...