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Polymarket Bettors Threaten Reporter Over Missile Report
Emanuel Fabian, a Times of Israel military correspondent, says he received dozens of messages and explicit death threats after reporting that an Iranian projectile struck an open area near Beit Shemesh on March 10. Bettors tried to get him to change this report because it affected a Polymarket contract that had more than $14 million wagered. The episode highlights how high-stakes prediction markets tied to war and deaths can create incentives for manipulation and intimidation, prompting Polymarket to ban the accounts involved and lawmakers in Washington to push legislation like the Death Bets Act to ban contracts tied to war, assassinations, or fatalities.
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