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Forbes slammed for asking readers to play odds on gun control in mass shooting story: ‘Gross, evil, ghoulish’

Nypost · · 460 words · By Ariel Zilber
Corporate Ethics Public Outrage Media Engagement Strategies
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/media/forbes-slammed-for-asking-readers-to-play-od…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A Forbes article about the recent mass shooting that left eight children dead invited readers to play the odds on whether the tragedy would lead to new gun control laws”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Forbes published an article about the mass shooting that included a prediction widget regarding gun control laws.
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web search NEUTRAL — Forbes published an article about the violent killings — and, alongside that reporting, included a prediction game widget that encouraged readers to place bets on upcoming gun control regulation.
https://futurism.com/future-society/forbes-mass-shooting-bet…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police shot Elkins to death. The Forbes story summarized these events, aggregated the Associated Press and New York Times stories about the killings, and then asked readers to predict whether or not C…
https://www.404media.co/forbes-prediction-market-gamefies-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — Forbes published an aggregated report summarizing the killings. The article included an embedded ForbesPredict box prompting readers to wager tokens on whether Congress would pass new gun safety legis…
https://polypunter.com/forbespredict-controversy-erupts-over…
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“a 31-year-old Louisiana man is suspected of gunning down his seven children and their cousin between the ages of 1 and 14 at three locations in Shreveport”
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Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirm a mass shooting in Shreveport where a 31-year-old man killed eight children (seven of his own and one nephew) aged between 1 and 14 (or 3 and 11 depending on the source).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 19, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at two homes in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Eight children between the ages of 3 and 11 were killed; seven of them…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Shreveport_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSU Shreveport or LSUS) is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System. Initially a two-year college, LSUS …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_University_Shr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shreveport ( SHREEV-port) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of whi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana
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“The suspected gunman, Army veteran Shamar Elkins, killed himself after the massacre”
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Web sources identify the gunman as Army veteran Shamar Elkins and report that he died (either by suicide or police shooting), with one source explicitly mentioning he killed himself after the massacre.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 19, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at two homes in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Eight children between the ages of 3 and 11 were killed; seven of them…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Shreveport_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A familicide is a type of murder or murder–suicide in which an individual kills multiple of their own close family members (children, spouses, siblings, or parents) in quick succession. In half the ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familicide
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Survivor is an American reality television show, based on the Swedish program Expedition Robinson. Contestants are referred to as "castaways", and they compete against one another to become the "Sole …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_…
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“Embedded in the article was a “ForbesPredict” box asking: “Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?””
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Multiple sources provide the exact wording of the ForbesPredict box: 'Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?'
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web search NEUTRAL — Forbes. Embedded in the article was a “ForbesPredict” box asking: “Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?”
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/media/forbes-slammed-for-askin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Embedded in the article was a “ForbesPredict” box asking: “Congress WILL/ WON’T pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026?”But on the other, they're just asking whether or not people t…
https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/22/forbes-faces-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Forbes published an article about the violent killings — and, alongside that reporting, included a prediction game widget that encouraged readers to place bets on upcoming gun control regulation.
https://futurism.com/future-society/forbes-mass-shooting-bet…
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“The controversial question didn’t appear in the article as of Tuesday afternoon”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Gmail. No evidence in the provided set confirms or denies when the box was removed, although one source mentions it 'has since' been removed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gmail is a mailbox provider by Google. It is the largest email service worldwide, with 1.8 billion users. [1] It is accessible via a web browser (webmail), mobile app, or through third-party email cli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2026 · Gmail, Google's email app is one of the most widely used email management tools in the world. Offering an intuitive and seamless experience, Gmail stands out for its combination of funct…
https://gmail.en.uptodown.com/android
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web search NEUTRAL — Gmail is email that's intuitive, efficient, and useful. 15 GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access.
https://mail.google.com/mail
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““ForbesPredict is in beta. This article was viewed by 3% of our audience,” a Forbes spokesperson told The Post”
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Three independent sources quote a Forbes spokesperson stating that ForbesPredict is in beta and the article was viewed by 3% of their audience.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Forbes spokesperson noted ForbesPredict is in beta and that the article was viewed by 3% of its audience.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/prediction-markets-war-trag…
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web search NEUTRAL — “ForbesPredict is in beta. This article was viewed by 3% of our audience,” a Forbes spokesperson told The Post.ForbesPredict gives our audience a reason to return, participate and invest their thinkin…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/media/forbes-slammed-for-askin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Forbes has since removed the box from the article. “ForbesPredict is in beta,” a Forbes spokesperson told me in a statement. “This article was viewed by 3 percent of our audience.
https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/recognizing-unrecogniz…
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“In January, Forbes announced the launch of ForbesPredict, a platform designed to let readers forecast the outcomes of news events”
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Multiple sources confirm Forbes announced the launch of ForbesPredict in January 2026 to let readers forecast news events.
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web search NEUTRAL — DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — January 23, 2026 — Forbes today announced ForbesPredict, a first-of-its-kind prediction platform built in partnership with Axiom, a tech startup born out of the media industry. Fo…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pr/2026/01/23/forbes-partners-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — In January, Forbes announced the launch of ForbesPredict, a platform designed to let readers forecast the outcomes of news events as a way to boost engagement and keep audiences on its site longer.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/media/forbes-slammed-for-askin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Forbes announced on Friday the creation of ForbesPredict, a first-of-its-kind prediction platform developed with Axiom. Key Takeaways. The platform was developed to boost audience engagement and conne…
https://www.covers.com/industry/forbes-announces-moneyless-p…
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“The tool, built in partnership with tech firm Axiom, allows users to make predictions on developing stories and track their accuracy over time — using virtual tokens instead of real money”
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Sources confirm the platform was built in partnership with Axiom and uses a moneyless system (virtual tokens) for predictions.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2026 · Claude is an AI chatbot that can generate text content and engage in conversation with users. Similar to ChatGPT and Google Gemini, Claude offers a messaging interface where users can su…
https://builtin.com/articles/claude-ai
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Claude Platform on AWS is operated by Anthropic, and customer data is processed outside the AWS security boundary. Claude Platform on AWS is designed for development teams and enterprises…
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/claude-pl…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Claude is a next generation AI assistant built by Anthropic and trained to be safe, accurate, and secure to help you do your best work.
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7833-claude-desktop-app.h…
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“Nina Gould, Chief Innovation Officer at Forbes”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the identity or title of Nina Gould.
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