In brief
Dozens of mostly college-age creators were paid to film fake bets, and sometimes fake wins, on near-identical copies of the Polymarket website, a Wall Street Journal investigation found.
A WSJ review of 1,105 videos by 10 creators found that none of roughly $1.9 million in wagers shown were real, including a creator's staged $100,000 "win."
The campaign targeted U.S. users, who remain barred from Polymarket's main platform.
Crypto prediction market platform Polymarket paid dozens of mostly college-age creators to film themselves placing fake bets, and sometimes faking wins, on near-identical copies of its website, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation published Saturday.The paper reviewed 1,105 videos from 10 creators posted since December, found a wager in about 70%, and determined that none of the roughly $1.9 million in bets shown was real.
