# October surprise

> news event deliberately created or timed or sometimes occurring spontaneously to influence the outcome of an election, particularly one for the U.S. presidency

**Wikidata**: [Q1637233](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1637233)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_surprise)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/october-surprise