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How Polymarket Made Fake Bets Go Viral

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

July 6, 2026

Show Notes

Hundreds of social media videos showed people hitting it big on Polymarket. But it turns out, none of it was real. WSJ’s Caitlin Ostroff and Katherine Long report on their investigation into a fake viral marketing campaign. Ryan Knutson hosts.

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