A new report from The Wall Street Journal alleges that Polymarket paid content creators to post videos about winning bets that did not exist. Caitlin Ostroff, one of the reporters who broke the story, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link
NEW YORK — A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal. The vaccine was found to be about 55% effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, and reduced COVID-19-related trips to emergency departments and urgent care clinics by 50%, according to the study published Tuesday by JAMA Network … Read more
A study on Covid vaccines that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s acting director blocked from publication came out Tuesday in a different journal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The findings show that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness by about half … Read more
Polymarket told CBS News that it is auditing its promotional content after a Wall Street Journal investigation found the prediction market paid online content creators to produce videos that the newspaper said falsely showed customers winning a total of $1.9 million. The WSJ’s findings, published Saturday, are based on interviews with social media content creators … Read more
Washington — The Justice Department defended itself on Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal revealed it has received subpoenas in connection with a leak investigation into its reporting on the war with Iran, with the department saying it was trying to protect the lives of soldiers who could be harmed by leaks of classified information. … Read more
A federal judge in Miami handed President Trump a defeat in his defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president’s legal team failed to clear the legal bar needed to bring the case. In a 17-page ruling, Judge Darrin Gayles of the U.S. … Read more