EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr urging an investigation into news outlets that reported on fabricated surveys by the hoax firm Wedgewood Polls.

Wedgewood admitted on Tuesday that its polling data, which showed Democrats up in major races, was entirely fabricated, and was done so as a “social experiment.” Despite the many election experts taking to social media to share concerns about Wedgewood, the fake organization’s surveys were widely reported by media companies like MS Now and included in polling aggregators by outlets like the New York Times.

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