Lesley Carhart Mar 19

I want to Indiana Jones yeet a lot of people out of a plane this month. On multiple sides.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260317115005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/17/israel-journalist-polymarket-iran-strike/

“A Times of Israel reporter says online gamblers pressured him to change his story about an Iranian missile strike so they could win a payout.”

A journalist reported a missile strike. Then came the death threats.

An Israeli war reporter says online gamblers demanded he change a published story so they could win a payout on prediction market Polymarket.

The Washington Post
Show threadDr Neenah Estrella-LunaMar 19
@hacks4pancakes So did the reporter actually change their story? Was the pressure successful?
Show threadJeff GriggMar 19

@starluna @hacks4pancakes

The reporter did not change the story.

But the gambler(s) did threaten to KILL him, for NOT changing it.

Show threadDr Neenah Estrella-Luna
@JeffGrigg @hacks4pancakes Well I hope that gets investigated by the proper authorities. Glad to hear the reported resisted.
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