Voters contend with ‘grotesque’ leaflets and ‘dodgy’ data in English elections
by Alexandra Topping Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#7578B)
Exclusive: Investigation into campaigning materials for local polls in May challenges tactical voting claims
Election leaflets are providing grotesque" information about how to vote tactically in the May elections, using national polling data, dodgy" bar charts and doorstep surveys to support claims about parties' chances of winning.
Leaflets distributed by local politicians across England are claiming that either only their party can win, or another party can't win here" when there is no good evidence to show that's true", a Full Fact investigation for the Guardian has revealed.
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