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

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Author: pseudolus

Date: 6/23/2026

Article Summary:
Polymarket's viral promotion campaign on social media involved paying creators to film fake bets on the prediction market platform, violating regulatory and legal disclosure requirements.