Global News · Deep Analysis · Independent  ·  𝕏 @my_awesome_news

My Awesome News Analysis

← Back to Article

Sources & Citation Archive

Betting Markets Outperform Disease Models in Measles Forecasting
2 sources cited · archived at time of publication

[1]
New Scientist by Spencer J. Fox · 2026
"In June 2025, the prediction markets favoured an outcome in which there would be around 2000 cases of measles by the end of the year. There were actually 2288. I've seen many worse forecasts from our models."
[2]
Unknown Source · 2026
"In February 2026, a Polymarket trader won $553,000 by correctly predicting the death of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 28 February 2026."