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I Figured Out How to Rig Rotten Tomatoes Prediction Markets

Matt Stieb·June 12, 2026·News Article
It took me about nine minutes to figure out how to rig a win on Kalshi

Why It's Worth Reading

Investigates how easy it is to rig prediction markets on Rotten Tomatoes movie scores — a handful of compromised critics could swing scores enough to cash out on Kalshi. Chronicles multiple real insider trading cases: the Khai Rated critic who tanked Alien: Earth scores, the Maduro raid trader, MrBeast's video editor, the Google employee arrested for betting on search trends. Examines why CFTC enforcement has weakened under Trump while platforms like Kalshi struggle to self-police.

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Platforms mentioned: Kalshi, Polymarket

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