On point 2, the study being apparently impossible to conduct as described was also a problem for Michael LaCour. Seems like an underappreciated fraud-detection

On point 2, the study being apparently impossible to conduct as described was also a problem for Michael LaCour. Seems like an underappreciated fraud-detection heuristic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Contact_Changes_Minds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Contact_Changes_Minds https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=f0d1d857ed05912c69f9e1689597656f828a8e5f https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&d... > As we examined the study’s data in planning our own studies, two features surprised us: voters’ survey responses exhibit much higher test-retest reliabilities than we have observed in any other panel survey data, and the response and reinterview rates of the panel survey were significantly higher than we expected. > The firm also denied having the capabilities to perform many aspects of the recruitment procedures described in LaCour and Green (2014).