After the Exit-Poll Night: Questions About the Reliability of Polls and the Media
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In Israel, after the night of exit polls, the public is waiting for the official election results. In an article published on the website "Inyan Merkazi," the writer states that the silence that accompanied the publication of the results was oppressive, and argues that it shows how badly the media's credibility was damaged that night.
The article claims that the polls and surveys published before and during the election were inaccurate. The writer argues that Israeli politics involves a great deal of competition and maneuvering between the sides, so it is difficult to know what is really happening. This is the writer's opinion, and it is not proven by the data presented in the article.
An exit poll is a survey conducted on election day. Survey workers ask voters who have just left the polling stations how they voted. The results are published immediately after the polls close, but they are always limited, because they are based on a small sample rather than on all the votes. For this reason, the final results are determined only after all the votes have been counted by the Central Elections Committee.
In summary, the article is primarily a critique of the media and the polls, rather than a report on the official results. Readers are advised to wait for the final data from the Central Elections Committee and to check several sources before relying on information published on election night.
Sources: עניין מרכזי
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