INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes.
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
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The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers
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EXCLUSIVE: A top Polymarket executive sent hundreds of thousands of dollars — and likely more — to social media influencers from left to right.
One influencer says Polymarket wrote posts for them to share on X and asked them to promote specific bets.
The health care provider investments will be funded in part by a new tax, though New York will first have to secure federal approval.
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NEWS: New York is doling out $1.5 billion+ in new funding to the politically influential health care industry, while offering no direct assistance to ~1.5 million people expected to lose low-cost insurance coverage due to H.R.1.
It's all in the very late budget deal nearing completion this week.
The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
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Former @1199seiu.org President George Gresham died this morning after a long illness.
The union, which represents about 450,000 health care workers, has long been a titan in New York state politics thanks to a close partnership with @gnyha.org.
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Maya Kaufman
They make money whether you win or lose. They get paid to hype products whether you benefit or not. The FTC has rules but doesn’t enforce. “We are the media now” but ethics are secondary.
I spoke to Politico for this story ab undisclosed influencer partnerships.
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Modabber used his personal PayPal account, which is registered to an email for a salad spot he co-founded, to send over $2.5 million to more than 800 people during the 14-month span. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
my latest @consumerreports.org investigation is based on months of reporting and 120+ lab tests of popular snacks
over a third of the products had more additives / contaminants in 1 serving than what health agencies have identified as safe to consume daily 🧵 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Absolute banger of an investigation by @mayakaufman.bsky.social and her co-reporters here!
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Renee DiResta
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The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
Tests by Consumer Reports and Yuka found high levels of additives and contaminants in popular products from Cheetos, Hostess, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Takis, and more.
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The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
