VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“Publishing fabricated survey data as independent research is not a social experiment,”
American Association of Political Consultants · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20
The organization condemned the fake polling project before the Guardian contacted Prakash.
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