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Polymarket's viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake

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Post by pseudolus » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC

Polymarket's viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake
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Post by gnabgib » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC

Original source (please submit) (42 points, 2 days ago, 4 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614715

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Post by PearlRiver » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC

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Post by peyton » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC

PearlRiver wrote: post #3

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Post by mh- » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC

peyton wrote: post #4

PearlRiver wrote: post #3

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It's extremely disappointing to see where discourse has slipped to here. Have started looking for a "new HN" to have actual discussions on again.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC

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Post by djeastm » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC

peyton wrote: post #4

PearlRiver wrote: post #3

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> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 2:55 AM UTC

Source OP: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/polymarket-social-media-b... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614715)

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Post by dang » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC

gnabgib wrote: post #2

Original source (please submit) (42 points, 2 days ago, 4 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614715

Thanks! Comments moved thither.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC

peyton wrote: post #4

PearlRiver wrote: post #3

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