Polymarket ripped for taking bets on fate of downed F-15 pilot: 'Disgusting'
"Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) ripped Polymarket on Friday after the popular prediction market platform allowed users to place bets on the fate of a missing American F-15 fighter pilot shot down over Iran."
"The since-deleted market offered degenerates the opportunity to wager on what date the US would confirm that the downed airman had been found – with most (63%) predicting that they wouldn’t be rescued until Saturday."
“ 'This is DISGUSTING,' Moulton fumed on X, sharing a screenshot of the betting market....'And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved' "
https://nypost.com/2026/04/04/us-news/polymarket-ripped-for-taking-bets-on-fate-of-downed-f-15-pilot/
Donald Trump Jr. is an "adviser" at Polymarket, and Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, also invested tens of million$ in the betting giant.
(Reuters) "Polymarket secures investment from Trump Jr-backed 1789 Capital...Polymarket said on Tuesday it secured an investment from Donald Trump Jr-backed venture capital firm 1789 Capital, as prediction markets gain traction in the United States."
https://www.reuters.com/business/polymarket-secures-investment-trump-jr-backed-1789-capital-2025-08-26/
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