>conspiracy theories I can't say what such a poll would say, but I feel fairly confident that using any sort of "surprising popularity" measure is no guarantee

>conspiracy theories I can't say what such a poll would say, but I feel fairly confident that using any sort of "surprising popularity" measure is no guarantee of Truth, but only an excuse after the fact to explain a result. As you say, for some question the "surprisingly popular" answer could just as easily be dead wrong.