# CBS News Uses Prediction Markets for Elections

> CBS News partners with Kalshi to bet on US elections, risking journalistic integrity.
- Title: CBS News Uses Prediction Markets for Elections · Futurism
- Summary: CBS News partners with Kalshi to bet on US elections, risking journalistic integrity. CBS News partners with Kalshi to cover US elections through prediction…
- Keywords: cbs news, kalshi, us elections, prediction markets, journalistic integrity, elections, news organizations, science, technology, CBS, News, Uses
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/future-society/news-organizations-cbs-prediction-markets-journalism
- Author: Victor Tangermann
- Published: 2026-10-03T17:01:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cbs news, kalshi, us elections, prediction markets, journalistic integrity, elections, news organizations, science, technology
## Prediction markets
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi operate in a regulatory vacuum that’s long garnered a reputation for allowing insider trading to run rampant.
## CBS News partnership
CBS News, under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, signed a partnership with Kalshi to cover the upcoming elections.
## Ethical concerns
Bets on prediction markets aren’t indicative of event probability but rather which side is financially invested in outcomes.
## Public trust crisis
The US media landscape is compromised during Donald Trump’s second term, risking further public distrust in journalism.
## Newsroom bans
ProPublica, NPR, Time magazine, and the New York Times have banned employees from betting on news events.
## Election risks
CBS’s Kalshi partnership threatens November’s high-stakes US midterm elections by legitimizing gambling as news.
## Key takeaway

CBS News partners with Kalshi to cover US elections through prediction markets, undermining trust in journalism.