{"id":26885,"date":"2026-04-06T03:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/polymarket-apologizes-for-allowing-bets-on-us-pilots-downed-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T03:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:08:31","slug":"polymarket-apologizes-for-allowing-bets-on-us-pilots-downed-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/polymarket-apologizes-for-allowing-bets-on-us-pilots-downed-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymarket apologizes for allowing bets on US pilots downed in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The platform pulled a bid on when the American airmen would be extracted from the country after a backlash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prediction platform Polymarket has apologized for allowing users to place bets on whether American airmen from a downed US fighter jet would be rescued from Iran after facing backlash over questionable ethics.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a two-seater F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran, prompting the US to launch a high-risk extraction mission. US officials said that while one crew member was evacuated shortly after the crash, it took the US more than 24 hours to locate and extract the other, an operation that reportedly involved several helicopters and a CIA deception ploy.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials, however, have denied that the operation was a success, claiming that Tehran destroyed a C-130 military transport plane and two Black Hawk helicopters, with videos circulating on social media showing the aircraft\u2019s debris.<\/p>\n<p>The uncertainty about the fate of the US service members prompted a now-deleted bet that allowed users to buy \u2018yes\u2019 or \u2018no\u2019 positions on whether the airmen would be recovered by April 3 or April 4, with roughly 63% of traders predicting a Saturday rescue.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"F-15 fighter jet in flight over the clouds at sunset.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/637265-us-losing-planes-iran-war-explainer\/\">US losing planes in Iran war: What we know so far (VIDEOS\/PHOTOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democratic congressman Seth Moulton was one of the first to flag the bet, writing on X: <em>\u201cThis is DISGUSTING.\u201d<\/em> They could be your neighbor, a friend, a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they\u2019ll be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polymarket promptly deleted the bet, replying to Moulton: <em>\u201cWe took this market down immediately as it does not meet our integrity standards. It should not have been posted, and we are investigating how this slipped through our internal safeguards.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moulton, however, did not accept the apology as sufficient, saying that Polymarket\u2019s <em>\u201cintegrity standards are severely lacking,\u201d<\/em> pointing to dozens of other active war bets still visible on the platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"FOLE PHOTO: Officers from Israel's Home Front Command inspect a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/635412-polymarket-threats-reporter-iran-israel\/\">Israeli journalist claims Polymarket gamblers issued death threats over Iran missile strike story<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also took a swing at the Trump administration, recalling that Donald Trump Jr. <em>\u201cis an investor in this dystopian death market and may have access to intelligence that isn\u2019t public yet.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The episode is the latest in a string of controversies for Polymarket tied to the Iran war. According to several media reports, six suspected insiders collectively won $1.2 million by betting that the US would strike Iran on February 28 \u2013 the exact day coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes began \u2013 with all of the accounts funded within hours of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli prosecutors separately filed indictments against an IDF reservist and a civilian for allegedly using classified military intelligence to bet on Polymarket during the Twelve-Day War in June 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The platform pulled a bid on when the American airmen would be extracted from the country after a backlash Prediction platform Polymarket has apologized for allowing users to place bets on whether American airmen from a downed US fighter jet would be rescued from Iran after facing backlash over questionable ethics. 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