Kalshi and Polymarket bar paid creators from questioning election results
The two prediction-market platforms updated policies to prohibit affiliates from denying election outcomes or spreading related claims. The companies asked some creators to remove posts or lose sponsorship after recent California primary coverage.
Kalshi and Polymarket updated their rules to bar paid creators and affiliates from questioning the integrity or accuracy of election results, legal rulings, or official determinations. Kalshi stated that creators may no longer call election outcomes into question. The platform previously asked influencers to delete posts that spread election-related claims.
Polymarket said any affiliate post denying an election result would violate its terms against false or misleading information. The company asked two paid creators to remove sponsorship tags from specific posts. One post referenced a California mayoral candidate’s odds and suggested public distrust in state elections.
Another post discussed mail-in ballots arriving late and voting patterns. The platforms operate across most U.S. states and allow trading on election and political outcomes. Last week, federal authorities opened an inquiry into whether a former congressman placed bets on his own attendance at an official address.
In March, Arizona’s attorney general filed criminal charges against Kalshi, alleging the platform unlawfully permitted election betting. Kalshi has also reprimanded candidates who traded on their own races. Since the recent California primary, some Republican figures have made claims of election irregularities.
California election officials have described the state’s ballot-counting process as lengthy but standard.
