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Polymarket bettors send death threats to reporter over missile report tied to $14 million prediction market pool
A reporter covering the ongoing conflict between Israel, the U.S., and Iran and its regional spillover said he received death threats from individuals attempting to pressure him to change his reporting. In a detailed account published in The Times of Israel on Monday, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian said gamblers who had placed wagers on Polymarket began contacting him after he reported that an Iranian missile struck an open area near the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh on March 10. Fabian said the individuals appeared to be trying to influence the outcome of a Polymarket contract titled “Iran strikes Israel ... (full story)