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2024-10-23 00:55:11 UTC - HELPFUL
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Polymarket is an online betting site, not a polling site, that is currently being manipulated by bets from a wealthy Trump supporter. https://www.newsweek.com/who-polymarket-mystery-trader-fredi9999-1969646 https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-massive-pro-donald-trump-wagers-are-tilting-polymarket-the-site-elon-musk-touts-as-proof-hell-win/ Some are speculating that Elon Musk is the person directly manipulating the Polymarket results and Musk has not denied this. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-election-odds-polymarket-whale-kamala-harris-polls-betting-markets-2024-10 https://beincrypto.com/trumps-polymarket-surge-manipulation-concerns/
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