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GoFundMe Is Banning Fake Campaigns For Amber Heard’s Lawsuit Payment To Johnny Depp
One campaign that falsely claimed to know Heard’s legal team was seeking to raise $1 million before being removed by GoFundMe.
Steffi Cao
GoFundMe Is Going To Refund Millions Of Dollars In Donations Made To The Viral Canadian Trucker Protest
Right-wing and conservative figures have blasted GoFundMe after it decided to shut down the fundraising effort for the massive anti-vaccine-mandate protest in Canada on Friday.
Salvador Hernandez
GoFundMe Has Removed The Viral Canadian Trucker Protest Campaign For Violating Its Rules On Violence
"We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity," the company said.
Brianna Sacks
GoFundMe Says The Viral Campaign For Canada’s Trucker Protest Hasn’t Violated Its Rules Even Though It Sure Seems Like It Does
The “Freedom Convoy” campaign has become one of the largest in the platform's history and is funding the massive trucker protest despite concerns from Canadian law enforcement.
Brianna Sacks
Wildland Firefighters Are Relying On GoFundMe To Survive After Getting Injured On The Job
A slow-moving workers’ compensation process, rejected claims, and unpaid bills can send injured firefighters into financial hell: “It’s a nightmare system, to be honest with you.”
Brianna Sacks
Organizers Of A GoFundMe To Help Queer And Trans Afghans Say The Platform Won't Allow Them To Access The Money
An organizer said GoFundMe asked for the recipients' names and addresses as part of its verification process — a request they said is "insensitive and ignorant given the situation that's going on."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
The Estranged Wife Of The Leader Of The Oath Keepers Just Launched A GoFundMe To Pay For Her Divorce
Tasha Adams joins a growing group attempting to raise money off publicity surrounding the armed right-wing organization in the wake of the Capitol insurgency.
Ken Bensinger
Taylor Swift And Her Mom Donated $50,000 To A GoFundMe For A Family Whose Father Died Of COVID-19
“I would like to especially say thank you to Andrea and Taylor Swift for your thoughtfulness and generosity.”
Ellie Bate
GoFundMe Has Banned Trump Rally Travel Fundraisers Because Of The Capitol Violence
Trump supporters are planning and preparing for more inauguration-related rallies, but they will no longer be able to use GoFundMe to help them get there.
Brianna Sacks
Trump Supporters Used GoFundMe To Get To DC — Now The Pages Have Been Removed
Trump supporters used the popular crowdfunding platform to raise money to attend the president’s rally in Washington, DC.
Venessa Wong
Everyone Involved In The Viral GoFundMe Scam Involving A Homeless Man Giving A Woman His Last $20 Has Now Pleaded Guilty
People donated more than $400,000 for a feel-good story in 2017 of a man who was homeless helping a young woman who was out of gas. But it was all a con.
Salvador Hernandez
The Controversial Group Behind The GoFundMe Border Wall Is Building A Second One In Texas. Officials Say It's Undocumented.
"We found out because the We Build the Wall morons were posting videos."
Salvador Hernandez
The GoFundMe Border Wall Was Illegally Built, The City Says. Now The Landowner Could Face Jail Time.
New Mexico city officials say permits were never issued for the controversial border wall project. The landowner could face up to 90 days in jail.
Salvador Hernandez
Morning Update: The GoFundMe Border Wall Is Undocumented
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Brandon Hardin
The GoFundMe Border Wall Blocked Access To A Monument. It's Been Ordered To Keep A Gate Open Indefinitely.
"They think they can build now and ask questions later, and that's not how it works," a water agency spokesperson said.
Salvador Hernandez
The GoFundMe Border Wall Is Finished. It’s Not Stopping Migrants From Coming In.
“Regardless of what they build, they’re still coming in,” one resident said. “This is just political crap.”
Salvador Hernandez
The GoFundMe Wall Project Isn't Being Built On The "Most Important Mile" Of Borderland, Despite Claims, Officials Say
US officials said they've already prioritized construction on areas that "will most impact border security operations."
Adolfo Flores
The Homeless "Good Samaritan" In The Viral GoFundMe Scam Has Been Sentenced To Probation
The GoFundMe campaign, which started around a story of Johnny Bobbitt Jr. giving his last $20 to a woman having car trouble, raised $400,000.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
Here’s What It’s Like To Be A Government Worker Relying On GoFundMe During The Shutdown
“My mom was saying she didn’t want to do it, but she was pretty much out of options.”
Leticia Miranda
GoFundMe Is Refunding All $20 Million In Donations To Build Trump's Wall After The Plans Changed
The Iraq War veteran behind the crowdsourcing effort suddenly changed his plans Friday on what to do with the funds.
David Mack
People Have Set Up Unauthorized GoFundMe Accounts For The Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum
One GoFundMe account in Rahaf al-Qunun’s name has already raised thousands of dollars.
Rose Troup Buchanan
GoFundMe Has Refunded More Than $400,000 To People Who Donated To The Viral Homeless Scam
GoFundMe said it has issued refunds to the 14,000 people who donated to the fundraiser.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
Time’s Up Has Raised More Money Than Any Other GoFundMe Campaign In History
The success has inspired victims to launch fundraisers of their own. These efforts reveal how much saying #MeToo can cost you.
Jessica Testa
The Woman Charged In The Viral Homeless GoFundMe Scam Claims She Was Duped
Kate McClure's attorney claims she was in an abusive relationship and did not know she was committing a crime the GoFundMe campaign went viral, generating more than $400,000.
Tanya Chen
The New Jersey Couple And The Homeless Man From That Heartwarming GoFundMe Story Were Charged With Running A Scam
The 2018 summer of scam has continued into fall.
Amber Jamieson
GoFundMe Said It Is "Committed" To Ensuring A Homeless Man Gets All The Money Raised For Him
"GoFundMe’s goal has always been to ensure Johnny gets support he deserves."
Lauren Strapagiel
More Than $200,000 Raised On GoFundMe For A Man Who Is Homeless Is Apparently Gone
The campaign to help the man raised more than $400,000 online.
Lauren Strapagiel
This Homeless Man Says He Can't Access Thousands Of Dollars Raised For Him On GoFundMe
Johnny Bobbitt once spent his last $20 helping a stranded woman.
Lauren Strapagiel
Here's How GoFundMe Has Become Another Platform To Fight About Trump–Russia
Six key figures in the Trump–Russia probe have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on the seesaw of outrage and sympathy created by the investigation dominating US politics.
Vera Bergengruen
PayPal, GoFundMe, And Patreon Banned A Bunch Of People Associated With The Alt-Right. Here's Why.
Several prominent members of the so-called alt-right have found themselves at a loss for an online funding platform in recent months.
Blake Montgomery
