Police investigate after claims ‘hair dryer used to manipulate weather sensor to win $34k bet’

NewsWorldEuropePolice investigate after claims ‘hair dryer used to manipulate weather sensor to win $34k bet’Agencies suspect that a sensor at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was tampered with after suspicious bets were placed on PolymarketMaira Butt Thursday 23 April 2026 16:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963620","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hair-dryer-bet-polymarket-france-police-b2963620.html","title":"Police probe after ‘hair dryer used to manipulate weather sensor to win $34k bet’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-15926","index":0}A weather censor was reportedly tampered with at Charles de Gaulle airport (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround...