Polymarket’s viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake
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"Polymarket’s viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Morning Brew, Yahoo Finance and Ars Technica. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Polymarket bet on deceptive social advertising: WSJ Morning Brew · 135d ago
- Polymarket paid creators to post fake bet videos for U.S. users Yahoo Finance · 135d ago
- Polymarket’s viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake Ars Technica · 135d ago
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