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โ€˜Hairdryer or lighter?โ€™: French police look at claim of sensor tampering to win weather bets

23 April 2026 at 17:39

Forecasting service raises alarm over data from Paris airport used to settle Polymarket wagers on temperature

French police are investigating alleged tampering with national weather forecasting service equipment after a series of unusual temperature readings coincided with suspicious winning bets made on Polymarket.

Data from a Mรฉtรฉo-France weather station at Parisโ€™s Charles de Gaulle airport was used to settle bets between online gamblers on what the temperature would be in Paris for March and the first weeks of April.

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ยฉ Photograph: ร‰ric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: ร‰ric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: ร‰ric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

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