Israeli journalist faces death threats from Polymarket bettors

19 unique / 20 total | Updated 2h ago | Created 2d ago

Emanuel Fabian, a military correspondent for The Times of Israel, has received explicit death threats demanding he alter his accurate reporting that an Iranian ballistic missile struck Beit Shemesh without injuries to help gamblers win bets totaling more than 20 million Israeli shekels (approximately $5-6M USD) on Polymarket.

Key Points

1

An Israeli journalist, Emanuel Fabian of The Times of Israel, reported receiving threatening messages and offers for bribes from Polymarket users.
2

The threats were allegedly linked to a wager on the prediction platform regarding an Iranian missile strike near Jerusalem that had just occurred in his report.
3

Polymarket has condemned these actions by its user base but maintains few guardrails preventing bets on specific news stories.

Developments

[Mar] Mar.18 The Guardian reported that Polymarker gamblers threatened an Israeli journalist over a missile strike story with $23m at stake, noting the prediction market has few guardrails.

[Mon/Mar 17] Multiple sources (Business Insider, Thejc) reported that Polymarket users tried to bribe and threaten Emanuel Fabian into changing a story about an Iranian missile strike. On Monday he wrote the report.

[Mon/Mar 17] Polymarket stated it removed accounts linked to those who threatened or bribed journalist, though users allegedly sent death threats and offered money for him not to change his story. Polymarker has few guardrails.

[Mon/Mar 17] Emanuel Fabian wrote a routine war report about an Iranian missile strike near Jerusalem on Monday, which became the focus of wagering and subsequent threats from users betting $23m at stake. Users allegedly sent death messages.

Kladioničari zbog izgubljene oklade prijete izraelskom vojnom reporteru

Index.hr 11h ago

Un journaliste israélien menacé de mort par des parieurs Polymarket après un article sur une frappe iranienne

Feeds.leparisien.fr 16h ago

Polymarket gamblers threaten Israeli journalist over missile strike story

Theguardian Aisha Down 20h ago

Israeli journalist Emmanuel Fabin received threatening messages from users of Polymarket after his report on a minor missile strike near Jerusalem became central to an unresolved $23 million bet regarding Israel-Iran conflict predictions. One user threatened him with financial retaliation, stating they would invest at least the amount lost by their previous wager ($900,000) against Fabin's account if he continued reporting for them.

Cuando la verdad gana la apuesta: un periodista denuncia amenazas de usuarios de Polymarket por una información sobre un ataque con misiles

Feeds.elpais.com Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno 1d ago

An Israeli journalist said he was the subject of death threats and offers of bribes by Polymarket users who wanted him to change a story.

Businessinsider Business Insider 1d ago

An Israeli military correspondent reported that users on prediction platform Polymarket attempted to bribe and threaten him into altering an article about Iranian missile strikes. In response, $9 billion company Polymarket condemned the harassment as a violation of its rules banned all involved accounts for passing information to authorities.