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Journalist Receives Death Threats from Polymarket Bettors Over Iran Missile Attack Reporting

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2mo ago· 14 min readenNews

Summary

A Times of Israel military correspondent details how gamblers on prediction market Polymarket are threatening to kill him unless he changes his reporting about an Iranian missile attack. The article describes a March 10 incident where an Iranian ballistic missile struck a forested area near Beit Shemesh, causing no injuries. The correspondent reported this accurately, but Polymarket bettors who wagered on casualties are now using death threats to pressure him to alter his reporting, creating a dangerous intersection of journalism, gambling, and geopolitical conflict.

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On Tuesday, March 10, a massive explosion shook the city of Beit Shemesh, just outside Jerusalem, in yet another Iranian ballistic missile attack during the ongoing war.
Rescue services scrambled to the scene in search of possible casualties, though as it turned out, the projectile had struck a forested area just outside the city, around 500 meters from homes.
On The Times of Israel's liveblog that day, I reported that the missile had hit an open area and no injuries were caused, citing the rescue services, as well as footage that emerged showing the massive explosion caused by the missile.
Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel.
This is his alarming account
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Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account

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