#WedgeWood

Wedgewood Polls admitted to using fabricated data in its surveys, claiming the stunt was an “experimental project” intended to showcase the “vulnerabilities” of the polling industry.

Wedgewood Polls admitted fabricating election surveys used by the New York Times, Newsweek and other US outlets, calling the deception a “social experiment”.

It was the second time fake polls have become news this year, underscoring the risks in an era of little-known data firms, hard-to-reach voters and suddenly ubiquitous prediction markets.

Adversity has hit the Colorado Avalanche, who suffered their first loss of the postseason Saturday night, and had to pull starting goaltender Scott Wedgewood after he allowed a third goal on just 12 shots in 24:23 against Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota gave the Avalanche a Wedgie. I see London. I see France. On Saturday night, I watched the Wild give goalie Scott Wedgewood a swift kick in the pants.…

Scott Wedgewood can hear your chants. Avalanche faithful at Ball Arena make sure of it whenever their playoff goaltender makes a big save. It rang out plenty on Tuesday night with a bounce-back performance against the Wild in Game 2 of their second-round…