A second suspect US polling firm vanishes under scrutiny after a fake pollster is feared to have swung 2026 primary elections

Fake polls from a firm linked to the name Wedgewood may have moved the result of some 2026 primary contests, including Democratic races. Another suspect polling company has now disappeared as scrutiny of the industry grows. President Trump is demanding that the New York Times apologise for running fake polls.

Election analyst Nate Silver says the scandal feeds the distrust of polling that Trump has pushed.

Critics are calling the affair a 'major scandal' for American polling.