Polymarket · Wall Street · Donald Trump · The Block
The report found that Modabber sent at least $350,000 to creators or influencers
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Key facts
- The report found that Modabber sent at least $350,000 to creators or influencers, while the account sent more than $2.5 million to more than 800 people overall
- Creators were paid about $2,000 to $3,000 a month and told not to disclose the arrangement, the Journal reported
- The Journal reviewed 1,105 videos from 10 creators posted between December 2025 and mid-May
- In one January clip, college student George Makihara showed a $100,000 win on a bet that President Donald Trump would say "McDonald's" that month
Summary
Polymarket paid dozens of social media creators to film themselves placing fake bets, and sometimes faking wins, on close replicas of its website, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation published Saturday. The Journal reviewed 1,105 videos from 10 creators posted between December 2025 and mid-May. In one January clip, college student George Makihara showed a $100,000 win on a bet that President Donald Trump would say "McDonald's" that month. Polymarket built dummy sites for the videos, including one at the misspelled URL "poiymarket.com," which resembles the true "polymarket.com" domain when the 'i' is capitalized. Creators were paid about $2,000 to $3,000 a month and told not to disclose the arrangement, the Journal reported.