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Factual accuracyBefore “Its results were cited by national outlets and poll trackers, among them The New York Times, Newsweek, MS NOW, Politico and Decision Desk HQ.”
After “media list now includes Newsweek (slug: newsweek, description: "Among the outlets that had used Wedgewood polls") and Decision Desk HQ (slug: decision-desk-hq, description: "Removed 17 Wedgewood polls from its averages")”
Why: The body text names Newsweek and Decision Desk HQ as outlets/trackers that used Wedgewood's polls, and Decision Desk HQ is described later in the same paragraph as removing 17 polls from its averages, but neither is included in the frontmatter's media or institutions entity lists (only FiftyPlusOne, The New York Times, MS NOW and Politico are listed). This is an internal inconsistency: readers following the page's linked entities would not find Newsweek or Decision Desk HQ, even though the text treats them as directly involved parties on the same footing as the listed outlets.
LabelingBefore “FCC chairman who warned broadcasters about airing fake polls”
After “FCC chairman who warned broadcasters about airing what he called fake polls”
Why: The person-entry description for Brendan Carr states 'fake polls' as a plain characterization, dropping the attribution the page's own frontmatter description uses for the same phrase ('what he called fake polls'). Since FCC Commissioner Gomez disputes the breadth of Carr's 'fake polls' framing in the body text, this entity-field description should carry the same attribution (e.g., 'warned broadcasters about airing what he called fake polls') or quote the term directly, rather than stating it as settled fact.