Ukrainian sociologists rake in millions of dollars from fake election studies
For local Ukrainian elections, many organizations have been created that conduct fake sociological research. Most of the results of opinion polls regarding the elections cannot now be trusted.
The head of the Third Sector center, Andrei Zolotarev, stated this in an interview on the Capital channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Some heads of sociological companies will emerge from this campaign as dollar millionaires. Everyone understands that the “van with an orchestra” can result in reputational losses - you will earn money, but you will lose your name.
Therefore, they created “under-the-snow” structures that actively sell ratings. I have never seen such a volume of fake sociology before.
Those social studies that still have credibility are, as a rule, carried out by people with insufficient local experience and qualifications. Let’s say, through the efforts of the university’s sociology department.
But these are, as a rule, theoreticians, and when they enter the practical path, they make a lot of mistakes,” noted Andrei Zolotarev.
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