Polymarket allegedly paid creators to produce misleading videos showcasing fake bets and winnings, amplified by a social-media campaign orchestrated by a marketing contractor.
Polymarket has denied the allegations
Jun 22, 2026
01:16 pm
What's the storyPolymarket, a leading prediction market platform, has been accused of paying online creators to post misleading videos showing them making profitable bets on its platform.
The Wall Street Journal's investigation into 1,100 videos and instructional materials provided by Polymarket found that many of these clips were filmed on near-exact replicas of the official website.
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