The Most Disgusting Influencer Campaign of 2026

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This is the story of how journalists uncovered a secretive social media campaign designed to lure young Americans to the Polymarket prediction market platform.

It’s largely based on investigations by The Wall Street Journal and Politico. Please check them out:
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/polymarket-social-media-bets-prediction-market-441cdeb5
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/05/polymarket-paid-political-influencers-00932789

Watch Christophe’s Tunnel Vision video about prediction markets: https://youtu.be/E_V7m_lnybY?si=WZK4CIgd2JZtY_NB


Special thanks to Katherine Long at The Wall Street Journal plus Maya Kaufman and Jason Beeferman at Politico. Also thanks to Ted Bradford.


Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgxiXi_2MymH2aj_MPpoOcD9hps_sr0CiutSd2BmtE8/edit?usp=sharing


Music list:

Artlist:
Jeremy Chontow - Hive Mind
Colten Tyler Williams - Gathering
Naski - Hunt
Semo - Timepiece
Damon Power - All the Way

Tom Fox:
Pointelle - Trailer Version
False Treaty
Funky Beat Bed
Curious Piano 1
Urgent Times
Marksmen

Epidemic Sound:
Forces of Nature - Marten Moses
The Search for More - Alec Slayne
Pardon My French - Eva Hummingbird
Hairpin Loop - Marten Moses
Trace - Lennon Hutton
Linkage - Marten Moses
Finding Dawn - Marten Moses
The One Who Almost Got Away - Marten Moses
Disappearances - Marten Moses

Lens Distortions:
Glacier Landing - Bass


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