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The WSJ On Polymarket's Questionable Ads

July 1, 2026·34 min·5-min readinterviewtechnology
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Polymarket orchestrated a massive, deceptive influencer marketing campaign using fake websites and fabricated betting wins to mislead young audiences into believing they could easily profit from prediction markets, despite most users actually losing money and the platform being largely il

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Katherine Long, Caitlin Ostroff

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Ed ZitronKatherine LongCaitlin OstroffNeil MettaDonald Trump Jr.

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PolymarketKalshiThe Wall Street Journal

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poiy.market

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Artificial IntelligenceBusiness NewsCryptocurrencyFintechInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTech News

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