WSJ investigates Polymarket's fake-win marketing machine

Polymarket used offshore clippers, dummy websites, and fake-win videos to market an exchange that banned Americans from trading

*WSJ PUBLISHES INVESTIGATIVE PIECE ON POLYMARKET *WSJ REPORTS POLYMARKET USED SIMULATED TRADES AND FAKE-WIN VIDEOS TO TARGET US USERS *WSJ REPORTS POLYMARKET EMPLOYS MARKETING FIRM 'VIRALITY' TO MANAGE INFLUENCER CAMPAIGNS THAT EXPLICITLY

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