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news associate at the wall street journal. neil.mehta@wsj.com more: byneilmehta.com

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Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW: Polymarket’s race to grow left a door wide open to fraudsters. My latest w/@klong.bsky.social and @neilmhta.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/pol...
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Polymarket’s Rush to Grow Left a Door Wide Open For Fraudsters
CEO Shayne Coplan brushed off concerns about a scheme involving stolen debit cards. Now the prediction market is bolstering its executive ranks as it eyes an IPO.
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neil mehta @neilmhta.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
An estimated $20,000 in free booze. More than $100,000 in free sports-event tickets. Extensive personal use of a company-owned hunting ranch. Perks for directors and executives are booming. We analyzed thousands of SEC filings to measure them all. Read more in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/business/see...
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Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Scoop for @wsj.com in response to our Polymarket investigation, w/@klong.bsky.social and @neilmhta.bsky.social www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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Exclusive | Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of Polymarket Over Deceptive Advertising
Two senators asked regulators to probe Polymarket’s promotion of fake bets following the Journal’s reporting.
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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Though Polymarket was banned from letting U.S. users trade on its website in 2022, we found the company is hiring overseas workers to make the videos of fake trades go viral in the U.S. Gift link. w/ @ceostroff.bsky.social @neilmhta.bsky.social @brennasmith.bsky.social @daptx.bsky.social & co.
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They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real
The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’
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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
NEW: A college student filmed the exciting moment he won $100,000 – except the bet wasn’t real. A flood of videos showing fake trades and fake wins, is fueling Polymarket’s hype machine, our @wsj.com investigation found. It's part of a secret campaign for Americans’ attention on social media.
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Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
5/ My latest w/Katherine Long, Neil Mehta and Brenna Smith www.wsj.com/business/med...
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They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real
The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’
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Caitlin Ostroff @ceostroff.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
1/ After seeing a lot of Polymarket videos on social media, my @WSJ colleagues and I wanted to understand Polymarket’s marketing. After watching a bunch of videos, we noticed that the website featured in them was almost, but not quite, identical to Polymarket’s actual platform.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 21/06/2026
WSJ: They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation Free link www.wsj.com/business/med...
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They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real
The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’
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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
NEW: We set out to learn who was making money on prediction markets. We found a small group of sharks feeding on a massive school of fish, including: > a lifetime problem gambler > a 31 y.o. in Indiana who lost $5,000 betting on sports > a Detroit man who now lives in a homeless shelter
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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
NEW from @neilmhta.bsky.social: How sports leagues, tourism bureaus and other charities have transformed themselves through gambling. For more than 3,000 nonprofits nationwide, gambling constitutes more than half of their funding. www.wsj.com/business/hos...
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How a Youth Wrestling Club Became a Multimillion-Dollar Gambling Operation
The $2 billion ‘e-tab’ gold rush hits states like North Dakota, keeping nonprofits afloat—and rich. Some are buying bars.
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Khadeeja Safdar @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Some prominent people in politics, business and academia didn’t just maintain ties with Epstein after his 2008 conviction. They actively consoled him, cast him as a victim and in some cases offered advice on how to rehabilitate his image. w/ @neilmhta.bsky.social www.wsj.com/us-news/igno...
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‘Ignore It.’ How the Elite Consoled Jeffrey Epstein Over His Crimes.
Emails show how luminaries from politics, business and academia commiserated with the convicted sex offender about his legal troubles and bad press.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/12/2025
Breaking: The suspect in the Brown University shooting was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit, authorities said.
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Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead in New Hampshire
Authorities said they discovered the suspected gunman, Claudio Neves Valente, in a storage unit after a manhunt.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 18/12/2025
Authorities are investigating a potential connection between the Saturday shooting at Brown University and another that killed an MIT professor near Boston on Monday night, people familiar with the matter said.
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Authorities Investigating Possible Link Between Brown Shooting and MIT Professor’s Killing
Police are still searching for the person of interest in Saturday’s Ivy League attack.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17/12/2025
As the hunt for the Brown University shooter enters its fifth day, students and others are increasingly vexed and frightened that the killer remains at large and the motive is obscure. “How can they not have found him yet?” on.wsj.com/4p6CqQJ
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Frustration Grows as Hunt for Brown Shooter Drags On
Experts say it is only a matter of time before the Brown University shooter makes a mistake: “He is not the person he was a week ago.”
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/12/2025
Police released new videos of the suspected gunman responsible for Saturday’s shooting at Brown University as the manhunt entered its fourth day.
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New Video of Suspected Brown Gunman’s Movements Before and After Attack
The FBI described the suspect as a 5’8” man with a stocky build.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/12/2025
Brown University is grieving the two students killed in Saturday’s shooting.
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He Wasn’t Even in the Class. She Almost Switched Seats. Now Brown Is Mourning Them.
Gunman ended students’ dreams of studying in Paris, becoming a neurosurgeon.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/12/2025
The manhunt for the gunman in Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University has stretched into a third day, with police sharing new footage of a potential suspect.
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New Footage of Potential Suspect in Brown Shooting Released as Manhunt Continues
A person of interested detained early Sunday was later released.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/12/2025
The manhunt continues for a suspect in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University after a person of interest who had been in custody was released due to a lack of evidence.
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Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting Released as Manhunt Continues
Investigation continues for gunman who opened fire on campus.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/12/2025
At 4:22 p.m., an alert with the answer no one wanted flashed across campus cellphones. “There’s an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering. Inside a night huddled in lockdown at Brown University.
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A Night Huddled in Lockdown at Brown: ‘It Could’ve Been Any One of Us’
After a shooter opened fire, students scrambled for safety in dark rooms and barricaded doors.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14/12/2025
A person of interest is in custody in connection with the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine, officials said Sunday.
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Police Detain Person of Interest in Deadly Brown University Shooting
Officials lifted a shelter-in-place order that was imposed after the Saturday attack, which killed two students and injured nine.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13/12/2025
A shooter at Brown University left two people dead. The gunman remained at large.
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Breaking | Police Search for Suspect After 2 Killed, 8 Injured in Brown University Shooting
The school says an active shooter was reported and has told students and staff to shelter in place.
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John Asbury @johnasbury.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
FDNY announces a historic number of 229 brush fires in the past two weeks. The most of any two weeks in NYC history, compared to just 200 fires in the entire month of October for the last three years. 24 Manhattan 67 Bronx 17 Staten Island 51 Brooklyn 56 Queens NWS has a Red Flag warning in effect
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for New Your City, Long Island and Connecticut
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
We've got a doozy of a data story on Gothamist today — the culmination of months of pre-work, weeks of pavement-pounding and an out-of-left-field cameo by Finnish design firm Marimekko. I hope you enjoy it!
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Airbnb reshaped these Bed-Stuy blocks. What happens when it’s gone?
NYC is set to start enforcing new requirements for short-term rentals next week. Thousands of Airbnb listings could be on the chopping block.
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