A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
Kate KnibbsBusinessOct 5, 2026 5:30 AMA Prediction Market About the Past? How about whether some of the footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing was actually filmed on Earth?Verifact Markets, a new startup that bills itself as a “prediction market for disputed facts,” is betting that people will be eager to weigh in on questions like these. He envisions the startup as a way to settle debates over hot-button issues like the amount of energy consumed by AI data centers.
- ▪Kate KnibbsBusinessOct 5, 2026 5:30 AMA Prediction Market About the Past?
- ▪How about whether some of the footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing was actually filmed on Earth?Verifact Markets, a new startup that bills itself as a “prediction market for disputed facts,” is betting that people will be eager to weigh
- ▪He envisions the startup as a way to settle debates over hot-button issues like the amount of energy consumed by AI data centers.
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Kate KnibbsBusinessOct 5, 2026 5:30 AMA Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWould you put money on whether Covid-19 originated from a lab? How about whether some of the footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing was actually filmed on Earth?Verifact Markets, a new startup that bills itself as a “prediction market for disputed facts,” is betting that people will be eager to weigh in on questions like these.
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