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Tariffs idle century-old Quebec paper mill; fake polls hit midterms
The Témiscaming mill employs roughly four hundred people in a town of about 2,500, and can restart only if tariffs lift before winter frost; the frost is not negotiating.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Fake polls expose vulnerabilities in US elections ahead of midterms”, with reporting from France 24 (AFP) and CSMonitor.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 3:51 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Quebec, US.
- BBN covered this story before: Netflix Matthew Perry docuseries, Trump on Quebec, Barcelona and Kane (October 27).
The real story
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- Al JazeeraFake polls expose vulnerabilities in US elections ahead of midterms
- France 24 (AFP)'Fake' pollsters hit US midterms October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- CSMonitor.comWhat keeps polling experts up at night ahead of Election Day - CSMonitor.com October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd in the United States, Wedgewood Polls has admitted its numbers for Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas and Maine were fake.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne of them made it into the New York Times polling average.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentInto the average? So the average included a guess.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt confessed after the aggregator FiftyPlusOne contacted it during an investigation. A confession under questioning is the oldest poll there is.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAl Jazeera's new channel has no schedule, so at least it can't miss one.
The story so far
- Canada tariff rollback, a 151 km/h skateboard record, UFC 333 · The Washington Post
- Skateboarder Diego Poncelet breaks speed record in Quebec · CBC
- Netflix Matthew Perry docuseries, Trump on Quebec, Barcelona and Kane · New York Post
- Tariffs idle century-old Quebec paper mill; fake polls hit midterms (this story)
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