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$1.9M in Fake Bets Drove Polymarket Hype: WSJ

Decrypt · Jun 22, 2026, 10:53 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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

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$1.9M in Fake Bets Drove Polymarket Hype: WSJ

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