Polymarket pulls bet on fate of US pilot missing in Iran amid uproar: ‘Dystopian death market’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPolymarket pulls bet on fate of US pilot missing in Iran amid uproar: ‘Dystopian death market’Polymarket said the bet was taken down ‘immediately’ and it was investigatingRhian Lubin in New York Saturday 04 April 2026 21:52 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":"b2951944","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/polymarket-missing-iran-pilot-b2951944.html","title":"Polymarket pulls bet on fate of US pilot missing in Iran amid uproar"}}CloseOne crew member rescued after US F-15 shot down over Iran while search continues for other pilotSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*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_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Prediction...