{"id":"1792879486707-money-show_open","slug":"getty-images-files-for-bankruptcy","title":"Getty Images files for bankruptcy","summary":"Federal prosecutors charged six people in Massachusetts with running a marriage fraud ring that charged illegal immigrants roughly $38,000 to $40,000 per sham marriage to obtain green cards and eventual citizenship. This is a joke caption over a news clip; no factual claim is made.","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T22:04:46.707Z","channel":{"id":"money","name":"Oncast Money","language":"en"},"show":"Closing Bell","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Federal prosecutors charged six people in Massachusetts with running a marriage fraud ring that charged illegal immigrants roughly $38,000 to $40,000 per sham marriage to obtain green cards and eventual citizenship. This is a joke caption over a news clip; no factual claim is made.\nSource: justice.gov NAMES: None to explain. POST 2114101137897046156: NOCLAIM None NAMES: None to explain. (https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2114102380165730324)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Federal prosecutors charged six people in Massachusetts with running a marriage fraud ring that charged illegal immigrants roughly $38,000 to $40,000 per sham marriage to obtain green cards and eventual citizenship. This is a joke caption over a news clip; no factual claim is made.","sourceName":"justice.gov NAMES: None to explain. POST 2114101137897046156: NOCLAIM None NAMES: None to explain.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2114102380165730324","claim":"JUST IN: Massachusetts marriage fraud ring allegedly charged illegal immigrants up to $40,000 each for fake marriages to obtain legal status.","author":"@Polymarket"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2114102380165730324","name":"justice.gov NAMES: None to explain. POST 2114101137897046156: NOCLAIM None NAMES: None to explain.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Polymarket"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792879486707-money-show_open-getty-images-files-for-bankruptcy","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/money","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792879486707-money-show_open-getty-images-files-for-bankruptcy","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792879486707-money-show_open-getty-images-files-for-bankruptcy and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bill","text":"Saturday afternoon, not a lot of market action, but there's always a story."},{"host":"Adam","text":"And today, the story is pretty wild. Getty Images just filed for Chapter 11."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Getty? The photo company?"},{"host":"Adam","text":"One point four six billion dollars in debt. The Shutterstock merger fell apart."},{"host":"Bill","text":"So now it's just a very expensive library of stock photos nobody needs."},{"host":"Adam","text":"That's exactly it. AI-generated images are eating the stock photo business alive."},{"host":"Bill","text":"You know what I remember? Getty was THE place for photos. Sports, news, everything."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Now companies type a prompt and get a picture for pennies. No watermark, no license fee."},{"host":"Bill","text":"So they're restructuring with five hundred thirty-three million in new money. But the core problem doesn't go away."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Right. AI isn't going back in the box, and some argue the model itself is the broken part."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Let's switch gears to something equally shady but in a different way—a marriage fraud ring in Massachusetts."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Prosecutors say it charged illegal immigrants up to forty thousand dollars for a fake marriage. For a green card."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Forty grand! That's more than I spent on my actual wedding."},{"host":"Adam","text":"And one reply said it best: prosecutors should follow the money, not just the couples."},{"host":"Bill","text":"That's the thing. This wasn't love, it was a business. Six people charged."},{"host":"Adam","text":"The Justice Department confirmed the charges."},{"host":"Bill","text":"That tells you how much people will pay for legal status. Real money, real fraud."},{"host":"Adam","text":"And finally, one people are already arguing about. Kobeissi Letter says US manufacturing just hit a three-year high."},{"host":"Bill","text":"A PMI of fifty-six? That's a strong number if it's real."},{"host":"Adam","text":"I can't independently confirm the data yet. But if it's accurate, job growth drove it."},{"host":"Bill","text":"Then I want to see the next report. One month of strong manufacturing isn't a trend."},{"host":"Adam","text":"Agreed. But it would be a nice surprise for the economy hawks."},{"host":"Bill","text":"If the number holds, we'll talk about what it means for rates and the dollar."}]}