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So you’re telling me Polymarket according to the Wall Street Journal investigation - reviewed 1,105 promotional videos - generated more than 140M views - paid creators $2,000–$3,000 per month - showed $1.9M worth of bets on screen what allegedly happened - many of the bets were never actually placed - creators used demo environments instead of the real platform - some videos were recorded on a fake lookalike site “poiymarketcom” fake results - 118 videos showed profits that allegedly never existed - $900,000 in winnings were displayed one creator appeared to win $100,000 according to WSJ the trade wasn’t real the problem - real users copied some of these trades - those same positions would’ve lost more than $166,000 - while the videos showed massive gains additional allegations - creators were allegedly encouraged to make content more exciting - clips were amplified through networks of repost accounts - campaigns reportedly focused on US audiences - despite Polymarket restricting US users Polymarket’s response - denies wrongdoing - says markets remain accurate, fair and transparent - announced a full audit of promotional content