When far-right influencer Nick Shirley posted a viral video in January alleging fraud at Minnesota daycares, he showed his 1.6 million followers on X something else too: a gray hoodie emblazoned with the Polymarket logo. Polymarket had made other appearances in the 24-year-old's content, like in a series of man-on-the-street interviews about the "current state of America" posted in December. The first post came after Shirley began receiving money from Polymarket's chief marketing officer,