Polymarket Used Fake Videos to Get Users
Polymarket 使用虛假影片吸引使用者
Introduction
The Wall Street Journal found that Polymarket paid people to make fake videos. These videos showed fake money to trick people.
《華爾街日報》發現 Polymarket 付款請人製作虛假影片。這些影片展示虛構的金額以欺騙用戶。
Main Body
Polymarket paid influencers to make videos. These people used a fake website. The videos showed they won a lot of money. In real life, they actually lost money.
Polymarket 付款給網紅製作影片。這些人使用了一個虛假網站，影片顯示他們贏了很多錢。但實際上，他們其實是虧損的。
Polymarket told the creators to hide the truth. They did not say the company paid them. They only said the truth after the newspaper asked questions.
Polymarket 要求創作者隱瞞真相，不要透露公司支付了費用。直到報社詢問後，他們才承認事實。
Now, Polymarket closed the fake websites. The company says it will check its ads to be more honest.
現在 Polymarket 已關閉了那些虛假網站。公司表示將檢查其廣告，以提高誠實度。
Conclusion
Polymarket is now changing its rules because it used fake trades and secret payments.
由於使用了虛假交易和秘密付款，Polymarket 現在正在修改其規則。
Vocabulary Learning
🛠️ The 'Action' Word Trick
Look at these words from the story:
- paid
- showed
- won
- lost
- told
What is happening here? These are not 'now' words. They are 'yesterday' words. In English, when something is finished, the word often changes its ending.
The Simple Pattern: Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end.
- pay → paid (Special change!)
- show → showed
- tell → told (Special change!)
Why this helps you reach A2: To tell a story or explain a problem (like this news article), you cannot use 'now' words. You must use 'finished' words.
Quick Comparison:
- Now: They pay people. (It happens every day)
- Finished: They paid people. (It happened in the past) ➔ This is how the article is written.