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The Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute
6/11/2026
A data lag helped fuel the false claim that Spencer Pratt got zero of 24,000 votes

A data lag helped fuel the false claim that Spencer Pratt got zero of 24,000 votes

Short summary

A data reporting lag in California's LA mayoral primary sparked false claims about vote totals on X/Twitter. Poynter documents how delayed election data fueled misinformation before corrections were published.

  • •Data lag created gap for misinformation to spread on social media
  • •False fraud claims circulated before official corrections
  • •Case study in real-time data accuracy's role in combating misinformation

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