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Polymarket is under political scrutiny after a U.S. lawmaker condemned a prediction market that let users bet on when the U.S. would confirm the rescue of Air Force personnel shot down over Iran. Representative Seth Moulton publicly attacked the contract as morally unacceptable, arguing that it turned the survival of service members — people who could be friends, neighbors, or relatives — into a wagering event.
In response, Polymarket said it removed the market immediately, acknowledging that it failed to meet the company’s internal integrity standards and pledging to investigate how the contract bypassed its safeguards. The incident comes as the platform has previously attracted substantial trading volume on Iran-related geopolitical events and as Moulton moves to prohibit his staff from using prediction markets like Polymarket, signaling rising political and reputational risk that could influence future product governance, compliance posture, and investor perception.