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The New York Times editors' note on the Wedgewood Polls fiasco mentions FiftyPlusOne and links back to our investigation. We are happy our reporting on this bad actor is being recognized, and I applaud the reporting team, including Mary Radcliffe Cooper Burton, on their hard work!!

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AI Overview: Wedgewood Polls was a fraudulent polling firm that admitted in October 2026 to fabricating political survey data. Run by Jack Sims and Andrew Prater, the group published fake numbers across various 2026 state and congressional races—claiming it was an "experiment" to

expose flaws in poll aggregation. Polling analysis site FiftyPlusOne investigated Wedgewood’s raw data and discovered statistical fabrications that did not match standard response generation patterns.

BeshearStan X · BeshearStan 1K+ likes · 8 hours ago So I found Wedgewood's Kalshi account. He goes by Andrew and has been insider trading using the fake polls that he was posting.