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

According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying radical to movie themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins connected societal media. WSJ identified implicit 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, contempt not stating arsenic specified successful their videos, confirmed the institution paid them to make the clips.

The videos posted connected societal media look legit astatine first, but determination are subtle clues that betray them arsenic fraudulent. For instance, erstwhile examined closely, 1 clip shows idiosyncratic visiting "poiymarket.com" alternatively than polymarket.com. According to the Journal's investigation, nary of the bets placed successful the implicit 1,100 vide …

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