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Kalshi now requiring users to disclose employers for some bets after string of insider trading scandals

Nypost · · 413 words · By Marc Vartabedian
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Kalshi now requiring users to disclose employers for some bets after string of insider trading scandals See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Kalshi now requiring users to disclose employers for some bets after string of insider trading scandals See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleKalshi, which allows users to bet on topics from sports to geopolitics, is now requiring people making certain wagers to disclose where they work – after a string of insider trading scandals rocked it and other prediction market…

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Users who want to bet in markets that have the potential for foul play will need to submit an online form disclosing their employers, Kalshi said Tuesday, with the changes going into effect in the coming weeks.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Kalshi said it’s rolling out a new “risk-scoring” system that evaluates factors like national-security and geopolitical implications tied to wagers.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly mention the rollout of a 'risk-scoring' system evaluating national security and geopolitical implications.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... To determine sensitive bets, Kalshi said it's rolling out a new “risk-scoring” system that evaluates factors like national-security and ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/business/kalshi-now-requiring-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 13, 2026 ... ... Kalshi's new internal risk-scoring system. Markets tied to corporate performance, national security developments, and major geopolitical ...
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/kalshi-imposes-stark-new…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... ... national security and major geopolitical ... risk scoring framework” designed to identify markets with elevated insider trading risk.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/kalshi-employer-nam…
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Claim 2: “Earlier this year, Kalshi and rival platform Polymarket announced policies to prevent insider trading”
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Multiple web search results confirm that both Kalshi and Polymarket announced policies to prevent insider trading earlier in the year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier this year, Kalshi and rival platform Polymarket announced policies to prevent insider trading as lawmakers introduced legislation to bar them from letting people bet on sports and casino-style…
https://www.aol.com/articles/kalshi-now-requiring-users-disc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier this year, Kalshi announced that it had taken action against a California politician who wagered on his own election and an editor for MrBeast who traded on markets related to the production.
https://www.businessinsider.com/cftc-official-prosecute-insi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi and Polymarket both announced on Monday new measures that the companies said are aimed at curbing the potential of insider trading on event contracts.
https://sbcamericas.com/2026/03/23/kalshi-polymarket-insider…
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Claim 3: “Users who want to bet in markets that have the potential for foul play will need to submit an online form disclosing their employers, Kalshi said Tuesday”
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Multiple sources confirm that Kalshi announced on Tuesday that users in high-risk markets must submit an online employer disclosure form.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi announced Tuesday that it will require users to provide employer information before trading in markets the company scores as high risk for insider trading.
https://particle.news/story/kalshi-requires-employer-disclos…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi is requiring some traders to disclose their employers to fight insider trading. The prediction market platform also announced a risk scoring framework and expanded whistleblower tools, effectiv…
https://qz.com/kalshi-employer-disclosure-insider-trading-ri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Users seeking to make bets in some markets linked to material nonpublic information will be required to submit an online form disclosing where they work, Kalshi said. The changes are set to be rolled …
https://www.theverge.com/news/868238/prediction-markets-poly…
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Claim 4: “Kalshi, led by CEO Tarek Mansour”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references explicitly identify Tarek Mansour as the CEO of Kalshi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, that launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of site ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalshi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manifold, formerly known as Manifold Markets, is an online prediction market platform. Users engage in competitive forecasting using play money called 'Mana'. Topics on Manifold have included the 2024…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifold_(prediction_market)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tarek Mansour (born 1996) is an American Lebanese entrepreneur, billionaire, and co-founder and CEO of the online prediction market Kalshi. His net worth is estimated at $2.6 billion in June 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarek_Mansour
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Claim 5: “Kalshi... is now requiring people making certain wagers to disclose where they work”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Kalshi is requiring users to disclose their employers for certain sensitive/high-risk trades to combat insider trading.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi requires users to disclose their employer for sensitive high-risk trades to combat insider trading.Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated U.S. prediction market leader, plans to require users to disclose t…
https://beincrypto.com/whitehouse-kalshi-employer-disclosure…
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web search NEUTRAL — By requiring employment disclosure, Kalshi creates a clear paper trail. If a user claims to work for a fast-food chain but then makes a series of highly profitable trades on defense contractor contrac…
https://overcentral.com/en/kalshi-employment-info-insider-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi will require some users to disclose their employers before trading on certain prediction markets after a string of insider trading scandals.
https://www.edgen.tech/news/post/kalshi-requires-employer-di…
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Claim 6: “In February, prediction market activity surged as suspected insiders made more than $1 million from contracts tied to the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran.”
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Claim 7: “Last month, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer demanded information from the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket over accusations the prediction markets have allowed insider trading to run rampant.”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference (NY Post) and multiple independent web search results confirming Chairman James Comer's demand for information regarding insider trading.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Its responsibilities include U.S. security legislation and oversight of the Departm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee's broad jurisdiction and legislative authority make it…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States House Oversight Committee investigation into the Biden family is an ongoing investigation since January 2023 by the United States House of Representatives into U.S. President Joe Bid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Oversight_…
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Claim 8: “A US Army Special Forces soldier was arrested in April for using classified info about the military operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to place winning bets on Polymarket and pocket more than $400,000.”
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The provided Wikipedia results for this claim only define what US Army Special Forces and Indian Para SF are; they do not contain any information about an arrest related to betting on Nicolás Maduro on Polymarket.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Para (Special Forces), informally referred to as Para SF, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These units specialise in various roles including c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC) is the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army. Headquartered at Fort Bra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Ope…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is a branch of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_For…
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Claim 9: “The Department of Justice recently launched an investigation into disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos after he allegedly used Kalshi to bet on his own appearance at President Trump’s State of the Union address in February.”
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Multiple web search results (The Guardian, NPR via Guardian, and others) report that the DOJ is investigating George Santos for betting on his own attendance at the State of the Union address via Kalshi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026 was the 250th anniversary of the signing of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Anthony Devolder Santos (born July 22, 1988) is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Santos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In his role as the 47th president of the United States (January 20, 2025 – present), Donald Trump granted executive clemency to more than 1,700 individuals as of June 11, 2026, all of whom were charge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executi…
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Claim 10: “the change came at the request of a recently formed audit committee focused on market integrity.”
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While the evidence confirms the employer disclosure rule, the provided search results for claim 4 only provide general information about Kalshi and do not mention an 'audit committee' requesting the change.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi is a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events. Buy and sell Event Contracts.
https://kalshi.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, that launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of site ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalshi
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore all Kalshi prediction markets in one place. View live odds, market prices, and crowd-sourced predictions across politics, sports, crypto, and more.
https://kalshi.com/category/all
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Claim 11: “In May, the Justice Department charged a Google software engineer with insider trading, alleging the employee made $1.2 million trading on confidential business information related to Google searches.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the DOJ charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo for insider trading involving approximately $1.2 million in profits from Polymarket bets based on confidential Google search data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google was officially launched in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to market Google Search, which has become the most used web-based search engine. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, students at Stanford U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Google
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Ads, formerly known as Google AdWords, is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers bid to display brief digital advertisements, service offerings, product listings,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Ads
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Search (also known simply as Google or google.com) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search or ask for information by entering keywords or phrases on a website page or …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search
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