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Feds probe 'mention markets' amid White House Kalshi controversy

By Bobby AllynAugust 14, 2026·Source: NPR·10 views

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Federal regulators have opened an inquiry into so-called "mention markets" on prediction market sites, where people bet millions of dollars on what a speaker may or may not utter.

Betting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal officials have opened a probe examining whether those markets are a magnet for manipulators.

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