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 "id": "b-gamble-on-democracy-inside-suspicious-election-contracts-trading-on-prediction-20261031",
 "kind": "brief",
 "headline": "Price spikes hit 23% of large Kalshi and Polymarket congressional markets, ACDC analysis finds",
 "text": "CNBC reported on Fri Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Gamble on democracy: Inside suspicious election-contracts trading on prediction markets. Source summary (excerpt): “CNBC examines unusual price spikes in election prediction markets and how low-volume contracts can be moved by relatively small trades.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.",
 "first_reported": "2026-10-30T22:00:53.000Z",
 "first_reported_ct": "Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT",
 "url": "https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/gamble-on-democracy-inside-suspicious-election-contracts-trading-on-prediction-20261031",
 "x_post_url": null,
 "topic": "politics",
 "category": "crypto",
 "category_label": "Crypto",
 "tags": [
  "polymarket"
 ],
 "tags_detail": [
  {
   "slug": "polymarket",
   "label": "Polymarket",
   "kind": "entity"
  }
 ],
 "tickers": [],
 "sources": [
  "CNBC"
 ],
 "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/30/gamble-on-democracy-inside-suspicious-election-contracts-trading-on-prediction-markets-.html",
 "quality_score": 80,
 "cite": "Source: AgentMaverick News brief — https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/gamble-on-democracy-inside-suspicious-election-contracts-trading-on-prediction-20261031 (original source: CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/30/gamble-on-democracy-inside-suspicious-election-contracts-trading-on-prediction-markets-.html)",
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 "body": "CNBC reported on Fri Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Gamble on democracy: Inside suspicious election-contracts trading on prediction markets. Source summary (excerpt): “CNBC examines unusual price spikes in election prediction markets and how low-volume contracts can be moved by relatively small trades.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.",
 "source_name": "CNBC",
 "status": "published",
 "published": "2026-10-30T22:00:53.000Z",
 "json_url": "https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/gamble-on-democracy-inside-suspicious-election-contracts-trading-on-prediction-20261031.json",
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