A recent Wall Street Journal investigation found that the prediction market hired influencers to stage fake trades as part of its marketing campaign to attract U.S. users.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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...

A recent Wall Street Journal investigation found that the prediction market hired influencers to stage fake trades as part of its marketing campaign to attract U.S. users.

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A Wall Street Journal investigation found 70% of Polymarket promotional videos featured fabricated bets totaling $1.9M, raising concerns about deceptive

A Wall Street Journal probe found Polymarket paid creators to post 1,100 videos with fake trades and nearly $1.9M in fabricated winnings on dummy websites.