In the weeks before Peru's presidential runoff, a fabricated poll bearing the name of respected firm Datum spread across Facebook and X, claiming Keiko Fujimori held a commanding lead over Roberto Sánchez. The image was a forgery — confirmed by Datum itself and exposed by fact-checkers who found it violated the JNE's mandatory disclosure standards and matched nothing in the firm's actual published work. It is a familiar episode in the longer story of how electoral seasons become fertile ground for manufactured certainty, and how quickly a credible name can be borrowed to dress a lie in authori
LaRepública.pe
· May 18, 2026
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Fake Datum poll claiming Fujimori 59%, Sánchez 27% debunked by fact-checkers
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Impacto Geopolítico
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Fabricated poll falsely attributed to Datum showing Fujimori leading Sánchez in Peru's presidential runoff highlights disinformation risks during critical electoral period.
Escalation Risk
moderate
Confidence
HIGH
Peru
Disinformation campaign targeting Peru's presidential runoff suggests attempts to manipulate voter perception and potentially influence electoral outcomes between Fuerza Popular (Fujimori) and Juntos por el Perú (Sánchez) candidates.
Similar to 2016 U.S. election and 2020 Brazilian election cycles where fabricated polling data and social media disinformation campaigns attempted to sway electoral outcomes and undermine institutional credibility.
Lente Económico
📈
Fabricated poll claiming Fujimori leads Sánchez in Peru's presidential runoff debunked; misinformation poses risks to market confidence and electoral integrity.
Market Signal
bearish
Confidence
HIGH
Political risk/governance
Media and information services
Financial markets (sentiment-driven)
Public opinion research
Peruvian households and investors face increased uncertainty due to electoral misinformation, potentially affecting consumer confidence, investment decisions, and political stability expectations during the critical runoff period.
Reinforces need for stronger enforcement of JNE regulations on poll methodology transparency; may prompt stricter social media content verification requirements and penalties for electoral misinformation; highlights importance of media literacy campaigns.