A polling system from the party saw members pretend to be from a fictional company in order to compile voter data.
A senior Sinn Féin figure has denied the party deceived people by having members pose as representatives of a fake polling company.
A polling system from the party saw members pretend to be from a fictional company in order to compile voter data.
They used ID badges alleging they were from the independent Irish Market Research Agency, which doesn't exist.
Sinn Féin provided party members with ID badges for a fake research company called IMRA and an instruction booklet that included vague answers to give to voters if they asked any questions about the company. https://t.co/xIITIbiS13
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) June 9, 2021
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