Polymarket sued for $170K over Trump ‘Khamenei’ prediction bet

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Aug 08, 2026 · 416 words · By Trista Panagakos

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Polymarket sued for $170K over Trump ‘Khamenei’ prediction bet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Polymarket sued for $170K over Trump ‘Khamenei’ prediction bet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A Polymarket bettor who says he correctly predicted President Trump would say “Khamenei” back in March is suing the prediction market giant for $170,000 in damages after the site claimed Trump never said the word.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The suit alleges that while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One that week, Trump said “Khamenei” twice.”

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While the bet and the lawsuit are corroborated, the specific detail that Trump said 'Khamenei' twice on Air Force One is presented as an allegation in the suit. The provided evidence confirms the bet was about the week of March 15 and that Trump was on Air Force One, but does not provide independent verification of the specific words spoken beyond the context of the lawsuit's claims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump Organization's Boeing 757, nicknamed Trump Force One after the U.S. presidential plane, Air Force One, is an aircraft owned and operated by Donald Trump. The nickname gained use during Trump…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing VC-25B Bridge is a military conversion of a single Boeing 747-8 airliner, serving as an interim Air Force One presidential transport to complement the United States Air Force's aging VC-25A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
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Claim 2: “CEO Shayne Coplan and CMO Matthew Modabber were also named in the lawsuit”

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Multiple sources confirm that CEO Shayne Coplan and CMO Matthew Modabber are named as defendants in the lawsuit.

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web search NEUTRAL — Matthew Modabber — Polymarket's Chief Marketing Officer.The defendants can be expected to contest the suit, and cases like this can take years and may not succeed. Be cautious of any site claiming you…
https://openclassactions.com/lawsuits/consumer-protection/po…

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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket declined to comment on the lawsuit. CEO Shayne Coplan and CMO Matthew Modabber were also named in the lawsuit but could not be reached for comment. Filed under.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/bettor-sues-polymarket…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lawsuit Over Polymarket’s Bitcoin Sales Market Resolution. The suit was filed on July 3 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.As of publication, Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, and the other named …
https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/07/07/polymarket-lawsuit-bit…

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Claim 3: “Jesús Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez claims he bought 170,000 “yes” shares for $300.”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that Jesús Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez purchased 170,000 'yes' shares for $300.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anna Paulina Luna (née Mayerhofer; born May 6, 1989) is an American politician and Air Force veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district since 2023. A member o…
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web search NEUTRAL — A $300 Bet That Should Have Paid Out $170,000. Jesús Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez purchased 170,000 “yes” shares for just $300 as part of Polymarket‘s recurring series titled “What will Trump say this we…
https://investx.fr/en/crypto-news/polymarket-lawsuit-170000-…

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Claim 4: “A Polymarket bettor who says he correctly predicted President Trump would say “Khamenei” back in March is suing the prediction market giant for $170,000 in damages”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Jesús Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez is suing Polymarket for $170,000 over a bet regarding Donald Trump saying 'Khamenei'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2…
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Claim 5: “Polymarket concluded that the president never said the word, resolved the market “no” and Gonzalez Hernandez was not paid out.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Polymarket resolved the market as 'no' and that the bettor was not paid out, leading to the lawsuit.

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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency -based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket

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Claim 6: “Polymarket defended its position by claiming Trump had mispronounced the name and that he was referring to Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran’s leader who died in 1989.”

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Two independent sources report that Polymarket's defense was that Trump mispronounced the name and was actually referring to Ruhollah Khomeini.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ruhollah Mostafavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini

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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket sued for $170K over Trump ‘Khamenei’ prediction bet. By. Trista Panagakos.According to the suit, Polymarket defended its position by claiming Trump had mispronounced the name and that he wa…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/bettor-sues-polymarket…

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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket resolved the market "no." Their argument: Trump mispronounced the name and was referring to Ruhollah Khomeini—Iran's leader who died in 1989. Gonzalez Hernandez's lawyers called that implau…
https://dissenter.com/media/press-mocked-trumps-gold-gift-mi…

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Claim 7: “Polymarket asked bettors a simple yes or no question: would Trump say the words “Khamenei” or “Ayatollah” during the week of March 15?”

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Multiple sources confirm the specific nature of the bet: whether Trump would say 'Khamenei' or 'Ayatollah' during the week of March 15.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1789 Capital Management, LLC is an American venture capital firm based in Palm Beach, Florida. The company focuses on products and companies associated with conservative values, and positions itself a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1789_Capital

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A number of financial analysts have identified significant signs of insider trading in the U.S. government during the second presidency of Donald Trump. Allegations of insider trading have focused on …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket

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