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WSJ: $1.9M in Fake Bets Propped Up Polymarket Creator Videos - "The Defiant"

A Wall Street Journal investigation found roughly $1.9 million in bets shown across more than 1,100 creator videos promoting Polymarket were not real, part of a paid influencer program using dummy versions of the platform.

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WSJ: $1.9M in Fake Bets Propped Up Polymarket Creator Videos - "The Defiant"

A Wall Street Journal investigation found roughly $1.9 million in bets shown across more than 1,100 creator videos promoting Polymarket were not real, part of a paid influencer program using dummy versions of the…

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  1. domenica 21 giugno 2026·theverge.com

    That viral clip you saw of someone winning big on Polymarket was probably fake

    Polymaket paid people to post videos of them winning $900k, but in reality they would have lost $166k.

  2. domenica 21 giugno 2026·techcrunch.com

    Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets | TechCrunch

    Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real.

decrypt.co
13 h fa

$1.9M in Fake Bets Drove Polymarket Hype: WSJ - Decrypt

A Wall Street Journal probe found none of the roughly $1.9 million in bets shown across 1,100-plus creator videos were real.

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techcrunch.com1 g fa

Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets | TechCrunch

Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real.

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theblock.co23 h fa

Polymarket paid creators to stage fake winning bets on dummy sites: WSJ

Polymarket pagò creator ($2-3K/mese) per registrare ~1.100 video con scommesse fake (~$1.9M) su siti dummy puntando USA, 140M views. Viola il settlement CFTC 2022 ed espone rischi compliance mentre cerca rientro onshore, segnalando governance fragile in crypto.

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newsbytesapp.com14 h fa

Did Polymarket advertise fake profitable bets?

Polymarket allegedly paid creators to produce misleading videos showcasing fake bets and winnings, amplified by a social-media campaign orchestrated by a marketing contractor.

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ynetnews.com17 h fa

Polymarket paid influencers to fake huge wins, WSJ reports

Polymarket paid creators filming fake profits on replica sites (140M views, sponsorship undisclosed). Undermines prediction markets' transparency promise—core vs. casinos—as Kalshi leads; signals viral boom was marketing-driven, not organic adoption.

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  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·theblock.co

    Polymarket paid creators to stage fake winning bets on dummy sites: WSJ

    The Journal reviewed more than 1,100 videos and found none of the roughly $1.9 million in bets shown in influencer-produced hype videos were real.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·ynetnews.com

    Polymarket paid influencers to fake huge wins, WSJ reports

    Investigation says the crypto prediction platform used paid young creators, replica websites and online commenters to make staged profits look authentic, raising new questions…

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·heise.de

    Polymarket: Angeblich seit Monaten irreführende Werbung von Influencern

    Das Wall Street Journal hat herausgefunden, dass Influencer-Werbung für Polymarket offenbar gefälschte Wetten zeigt. Getätigt wurden sie auf falschen Websites.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·newsbytesapp.com

    Did Polymarket advertise fake profitable bets?

    Polymarket allegedly paid creators to produce misleading videos showcasing fake bets and winnings, amplified by a social-media campaign orchestrated by a marketing contractor.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·decrypt.co

    $1.9M in Fake Bets Drove Polymarket Hype: WSJ - Decrypt

    A Wall Street Journal probe found none of the roughly $1.9 million in bets shown across 1,100-plus creator videos were real.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·cryptonomist.ch

    controversia social media polymarket sotto accusa

    La controversia social media Polymarket solleva interrogativi su pratiche ingannevoli per attirare utenti negli Stati Uniti. Scopri di più!

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·repubblica.it

    La storia di Polymarket, vincite fasulle e perdite reali

    Un’indagine del Wall Street Journal rivela che la piattaforma di scommesse Polymarket ha orchestrato una massiccia campagna ingannevole sui social media per at…

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·news.bitcoin.com

    Polymarket Staged $900K in Fake Winnings to Court Banned US Users, WSJ Finds

    WSJ found Polymarket creators displayed nearly $900,000 in fabricated winnings, were paid 2-$3,000 a month and told not to disclose it.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·news.bitcoin.com

    Polymarket Allegedly Paid Adin Ross Millions to Promote It as Insider-Trading Scrutiny Builds

    WSJ reports Polymarket has a lucrative deal with streamer Adin Ross. In at least 5 videos, Ross showed ways to use inside info to trade, the Journal found.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·nymag.com

    Polymarket’s Marketing Team Made Some Very Bad Bets

    The prediction market touted as a “truth machine” by its CEO has been advertising made-up trades on social media.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·thedefiant.io

    WSJ: $1.9M in Fake Bets Propped Up Polymarket Creator Videos - "The Defiant"

    A Wall Street Journal investigation found roughly $1.9 million in bets shown across more than 1,100 creator videos promoting Polymarket were not real, part of a paid influencer…

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·arstechnica.com

    Polymarket's viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake

    Winning" bets were made on cloned website and would have lost money, WSJ finds.

  • lunedì 22 giugno 2026·techspot.com

    Polymarket paid influencers to fake winning bets, built dummy websites to pull it off

    The Wall Street Journal reports that Polymarket paid at least 10 influencers over the past several months to post videos in which they pretended to win hundreds...