Polymarket accused of paying creators for fake betting clips
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A Wall Street Journal investigation found Polymarket paid creators to film deceptive videos that showed them placing and celebrating bets that never happened. The WSJ identified over 1,100 clips, including 118 videos portraying about $900,000 in supposed winnings that would have lost roughly $166,000 in reality. After reporters asked questions, many videos were scrubbed and Polymarket removed fake sites like poiymarket.com.
- Polymarket reportedly paid people to post fake videos of themselves placing bets The Verge
- They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real WSJ
- Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets TechCrunch
- Polymarket Accused of Using Fake Winning Bets to Fuel Viral Growth Yahoo Finance
- Investigation finds Polymarket paid creators to post misleading videos mezha.net
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