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The Center for American Rights (CAR) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer in Iowa over an inaccurate poll that showed President-elect Donald Trump trailing Vice President Kamala Harris in the state in November. 

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the paper’s subscribers, comes a month after Trump sued the outlet and Selzer for the same poll. Selzer’s poll showed Harris up by 3 points, but Trump ultimately won the state with 56% of the vote compared to 42.7% for Harris.

Trump previously claimed the poll was “election interference” and violated the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, which outlaws deceptive advertising. 

The new lawsuit alleges that the poll deceived consumers, distorted public perception, and undermined confidence in the electoral process.

Daniel Suhr, the president of CAR, said the poll failed Americans who rely on the news media for “honest information.”

“Polling should inform the public, not mislead them,” Suhr said in a statement shared with Just The News. “President Trump’s lawsuit rightly calls out the harm of fake news to candidates. This suit highlights the accompanying harm to subscribers—ordinary Americans who rely on trusted sources for honest information but were woefully failed in this case.”

“The Register promised integrity and accuracy but instead delivered the dictionary definition of fake news,” he continued. “The poll wasn’t just wrong—it was flat-out, epically, recklessly wrong. In doing so, they defrauded every subscriber who paid for trustworthy reporting.”

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) on Tuesday said it will defend Selzer pro bono in Trump’s lawsuit.

“Punishing someone for their political prediction is about as unconstitutional as it gets,” FIRE Chief Counsel Bob Corn-Revere said in a statement. “This is America. No one should be afraid to predict the outcome of an election. Whether it’s from a pollster, or you, or me, such political expression is fully and unequivocally protected by the First Amendment.” 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.