The WSJ On Polymarket's Questionable Ads
Polymarket orchestrated a massive, deceptive influencer marketing campaign using fake websites and fabricated betting wins to mislead young audiences into believing they could easily profit from prediction markets, despite most users actually losing money and the platform being largely il
Sign up to read the full summary
Free AI-powered recaps of every episode, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Guest
Katherine Long, Caitlin Ostroff
interview on Better Offline
Mentions
Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Companies
Products & Tools
Topics
Listen to This Episode
More from Better Offline
Prediction Markets with Rebecca Ungarino and Nick Devor
The Insanity of the Markets with Ben & Emil
The Enshittifinancial Crisis: Part One
The Cult of the Ultra-Wealthy with Ed Elson
Monologue: Anthropic Lost $8bn In 2025, Was A Worse Business Than OpenAI
The Enshittifinancial Crisis: Part Two
Related episodes
From other shows on similar topics.
How Polymarket Made Fake Bets Go Viral
The Journal.
688. When Is a Bet Not a Bet?
Freakonomics Radio
Predicting Kalshi’s Future
We Fixed It, You're Welcome
Bet on Anything, Everywhere, All at Once
Up First from NPR
8/3/26: MAGA Abuser Doubles Down, Spain Migrant Crisis, New York Sues Kalshi
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
How to Bet on (Literally) Anything
The Daily
Get summaries like this every morning.
Free AI-powered recaps of Better Offline and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.