Google normalizes betting as news

Google News is now surfacing prediction‑market pages (Polymarket) in the same feed and search results as Reuters and the Financial Times, even letting users select Polymarket as a ‘source.’ That elevates ephemeral market wagers into the public‑facing information stream people expect to use for learning about events. — If major news aggregators treat prediction markets as news sources, public understanding, trust signals, and incentives for attention and reporting could shift toward monetized betting metrics rather than reporting standards.