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  "id": 3916640,
  "title": "What a fake poll reveals about worries around prediction markets and the midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/what-a-fake-poll-reveals-about-worries-around-prediction-markets-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5945290/fake-poll-meridian-stratgies-kalshi-polymarket"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While a stunt involving fake polls may not have been an effort to rig prediction markets, concerns are growing ahead of the midterms about other attempts to influence the betting sites.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}