Tech Close Tech Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Tech News Close News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All News Polymarket reportedly paid people to post fake videos of themselves placing bets According to the Wall Street Journal the clips showed people winning $900,000 on bets that would have lost $166,000. According to the Wall Street Journal the clips showed people winning $900,000 on bets that would have lost $166,000. by Terrence O’Brien Close Terrence O’Brien Weekend Editor Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All by Terrence O’Brien Jun 21, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC Link Share Gift Image: The Verge Part Of Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi see all updates Terrence O’Brien Close Terrence O’Brien Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All by Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying people to film themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins on social media. WSJ identified over 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, despite not stating as such in their videos, confirmed the company paid them to create the clips . The videos posted on social media look legit at first, but there are subtle clues that betray them as fraudulent. For instance, when examined closely, one clip shows someone visiting “poiymarket.com” rather than polymarket.com. According to the Journal’s investigation, none of the bets placed in the over 1,100 videos it reviewed were real. In 118 videos, the creators were shown reacting to winning bets totaling almost $900,000. But in reality, those bets would have lost $166,000. Since the Journal started asking questions, many creators have scrubbed the videos from their accounts, and Polymarket has taken down sites like “poiymarket” which were used as part of the ploy. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Terrence O’Brien Close Terrence O’Brien Weekend Editor Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All by Terrence O’Brien News Close News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All News Tech Close Tech Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Tech More in: Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi Of course campaign workers are making money on Polymarket using insider information. Terrence O’Brien Jun 21 Kalshi adds required employment verification for some prediction market bets Stevie Bonifield Jun 10 Kalshi will reportedly ask for employment info for bets in “sensitive” markets. Stevie Bonifield Jun 9 Most Popular Most Popular Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI SwitchBot’s Standing Circulator Fan is worth fighting for The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most. Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Advertiser Content From This is the title for the native ad
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