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Polymarket gamblers sent death threats over an Iran missile report

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 16, 2026
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More than $14 million was riding on whether Iran landed a missile on Israeli soil on March 10. When Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reported that a warhead hit open ground outside Beit Shemesh — footage showed a massive explosion — Polymarket gamblers who’d bet “No” started pressuring him to change the …

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