Discussion: Poly Market's Deceptive Influencer Campaign: A Bombshell Allegation
The cited sources give this account: Poly Market engaged in a deceptive influencer campaign using fake bet videos and live streams to attract users, with creators paid to film and post '! The Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements were not followed, leading to a lawsuit by the Consumer Protection Group and an ongoing CFT!
The cited sources give this account: Poly Market, a prediction market platform, engaged in a deceptive influencer campaign using fake bet videos and live streams to attract users and generate the appearance of substantial winnings. Creators were paid to film and post fake win videos, which were then reposted by Clippers on various social media platforms without disclosing the payments.
The Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements applied to Poly Market's influencer campaign, requiring creators to disclose any payments for their content. However, Poly Market failed to comply with these guidelines, leading to a lawsuit by the Consumer Protection Group and an investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The impact of the Wall Street Journal and political reporting was immense, leading to a lawsuit against Poly Market and an ongoing investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The scandal also raised questions about insider trading, with some users suggesting that the platform was promoting insider trading tips.
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Poly Market, a prediction market platform, engaged in a deceptive influencer campaign using fake bet videos and live streams to attract users and generate the appearance of substantial winnings.
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Creators were paid to film and post fake win videos, which were then reposted by Clippers on various social media platforms without disclosing the payments.
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Poly Market is a prediction market platform that was launched in New York in 2020 by Shane Copeland, who was 22 at the time.
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Poly Market was marketed as fun, young, and cool, and it was bolstered by celebrity endorsements and investment from Donald Trump Jr.
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Poly Market's main rival is Kalshi, and the two quickly made prediction markets.
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Poly Market was effectively banned in the US and was operating a financial exchange without a license or registration.
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Poly Market launched an app in December 2025 that allows limited betting focused on sports, which is approved by American authorities.
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Poly Market's fake win videos showed creators winning tens of thousands or sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars, but these wins were fake.
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The journalists from the Wall Street Journal were unable to find the trades in the database because they were fake.
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The creators used a fake website called poyarket.com to film their fake win videos, which looked similar to the real Poly Market site.
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The fake bet videos were not marked as Poly Market ads or endorsements, and the creators were paid to film them.
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Poly Market hired an army of Clippers to repost the fake bet videos on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram without disclosing that they were paid for their reposts.
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The Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements applied to Poly Market's influencer campaign, requiring creators to disclose any payments for their content.
Independent evidence assessment is pending.
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Poly Market failed to comply with these guidelines, leading to a lawsuit by the Consumer Protection Group and an investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Poly Market is a prediction market that allows people to place trades on the timing of missile strikes, whether Donald Trump will smoke weed with Joe Rogan, and on the earth being proven to be flat.
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Poly Market is bolstered by celebrity endorsements and investment from Donald Trump Jr.
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Poly Market's site has effectively been banned in the US. Before that time, authorities say it was operating a financial exchange without a license or registration.
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In December 2025, Poly Market launched an app that allows limited betting focused on sports. Unlike the Poly Market site, the app is approved by American authorities.
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Poly Market's fake bet videos aren't marked as Poly Market ads or endorsements.
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Poly Market's fake bet videos are reviewed over 140 million times according to the analytics provider Tubular.
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Under US advertising laws, companies have to be truthful about what they're promoting. If you're paid to endorse a product, you have to disclose it.
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The Consumer Protection Group sued Poly Market shortly after, partially citing the journalism. The lawsuit accuses Poly Market of running flagrantly deceptive social media marketing and claims that teenagers saw the content.
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A commodity futures trading commission investigation into Poly Market is also ongoing.
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The FBI raided Shane Copelan's home in 2024 toward the end of President Biden's term. At the time, authorities were investigating Poly Market for allegedly allowing American users on its banned site.
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The impact of the Wall Street Journal and political reporting was immense, leading to a lawsuit against Poly Market and an ongoing investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Independent evidence assessment is pending.
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A team of journalists from the Wall Street Journal set out to investigate.
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The videos come with messages like infinite money glitch, but something about them seems off.
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A highly organized campaign laser focused on tricking young people in the United States.
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A campaign involving influencers big and small, insider trading tips.
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Shane Copeland launches Poly Market in New York in 2020. He's 22 at the time and calls his site a prediction market.
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The site has effectively been banned in the US. Before that time, authorities say it was operating a financial exchange without a license or registration.
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The fake bet videos aren't marked as Poly Market ads or endorsements. Why post them?
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The Clippers were told not to reveal that they too were paid for their reposts.
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The scandal also raised questions about insider trading, with some users suggesting that the platform was promoting insider trading tips.
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Poly Market alongside its main rival Kalshi quickly makes prediction
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