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ABC News Verify looks at misleading claims from dodgy polls
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4/29/2025
A new investigation from ABC News Verify is examining how Australians are being targeted with misleading claims linked to bias or poorly constructed polls and surveys.
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So what we did is we dug into the origins of some of the polls, sorry, some of the claims
00:07
that are linked from polls and surveys that have been making the rounds this election.
00:12
And let me just speak to a couple of examples.
00:13
So for instance, we looked into a claim that Trumpet of Patriots has put out there in ads
00:18
and press releases.
00:19
They claimed that a majority of Australians would support a party with Trump-like policies.
00:24
And what's interesting about that claim is when you look at the press release that it
00:27
accompanied, there was something missing, what was missing were the respondents who
00:30
said no, they wouldn't support a party with Trump-like policies.
00:34
And when you look into the polling itself, which is of that press release, you find that
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most respondents actually said no, they would not support a party with those policies.
00:42
So it's just a small example of how a claim that a party is pushing out there isn't backed
00:47
up by its own polling.
00:49
Some other examples we looked at is, for instance, the use of so-called push polls.
00:54
A push poll is essentially a poll that's not really aimed to collect any meaningful information
00:58
about you, the voter, or your demographics and attitudes.
01:01
It's really serving just to push a particular message out there about a candidate or policy.
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And we've seen reports of apparent push polls targeting voters and some key marginal electorates
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coming through from robocalls or SMS surveys.
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All right.
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So what sort of questions should people ask themselves then about polls and surveys this election?
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So I always remain sceptical.
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That's my number one bit of advice.
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But some things you can look at specifically is, how was the poll conducted?
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Is it a reasonable sample size?
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And what were the methodologies?
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So for instance, if it's not in poll and it's a small sample size, that could raise some
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red flags.
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Other instances, as I mentioned before about Trumpet of Patriots, if there's certain results
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that are missing from a company claims about what the poll shows.
01:46
So you should always try to check the source if you can.
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And of course, as I mentioned, you know, there are some surveys out there that are really
01:53
aimed at trying to steer you in a particular way.
01:56
So have a listen out for things like leading questions, how candidates or policies are described.
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Those are signs, for instance, if you find that one candidate or policy is described really
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favourably and others are basically just skirted over, that it may actually be a push poll.
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So those are the things to do if you see a claim that you're unsure about during the
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election.
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Yeah.
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And if there are any claims that you're unsure about, please contact ABC News Verify.
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We would love to take a look and we'll be able to check it out for you.
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