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International Business Times · Oct 1

James Van Der Beek’s $4.8 million Texas ranch faces questions months after his death

After James Van Der Beek’s death, a GoFundMe campaign for his widow and six children raised nearly $2.9 million for medical bills, living costs and education. Attention later turned to the family’s $4.76 million Texas ranch, purchased shortly before his death. A close friend defended the family, saying the circumstances…

The Times of India · Sep 30

Daughter Defends 81-Year-Old Dad After GoFundMe Cancels His $745K Cancer Fundraiser

Sometimes, surviving a life-threatening illness comes down to whether your story goes viral. That was the reality for Josephine, a cancer patient whose 81-year-old husband was forced to work a backbreaking job as a delivery driver to pay her medical bills. When doorbell footage of his daily struggle went viral,…

Bored Panda · Sep 30

GoFundMe shut down for 81-year-old viral worker over ‘factual misrepresentations’

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The Independent UK · Sep 28

GoFundMe shut down for 81-year-old man working to return lost luggage to fund wife’s cancer bills

‘The neighbor story is real. The doorcam video is real. The diagnosis is real,’ the 81-year-old’s daughter has insisted

The Independent UK · Sep 28

US 81-year-old viral delivery driver's $700K fundraiser for wife's cancer treatment pulled after discovering daughter posed as neighbour to raise money

A fundraiser that collected more than $700,000 for a Texas couple has been removed after GoFundMe found that the campaign organiser had falsely presented herself as a neighbour.

The Times of India · Sep 28

GoFundMe deactivates David Johnson fundraiser after viral luggage video raises nearly $745,000 for wife’s cancer treatment. Here's why

GoFundMe deactivated a fundraiser for 81-year-old Texas man Donald Johnson after it raised nearly $745,000 to help pay for his wife’s cancer treatment. The campaign was removed after the platform said it found “factual misrepresentations” about the organizer’s identity and relationship to the family. GoFundMe prioritized donor trust by refunding…

The Economic Times · Sep 28

GoFundMe for 81-year-old seen hauling suitcases to pay wife’s cancer bills raised $281K. Now it’s been shut down

The platform said all donors were refunded after ‘factual misrepresentations’ uncovered

The Independent UK · Sep 26

81-year-old Texas man carried heavy bags to pay wife’s cancer bills; heartbreaking video moves strangers to raise $244,000

At 81, Donald Johnson from Texas faces the financial burden of his wife's cancer treatments. A viral video of him transporting heavy luggage captured the public's sympathy, leading to a GoFundMe that generated over $281,000. Johnson is deeply thankful for the contributions, which have instilled hope in his family. His…

The Economic Times · Sep 25

Arkansas mom secretly clears $67,676 in family debt in just 45 days

For 45 days, Erika Dison carried a secret that could change her family's financial future. While her husband, Cody, continued their everyday life in central Arkansas, she was quietly working to erase every dollar of their $67,676.60 debt. By the time she finally revealed what she had been doing, the…

The Times of India · Sep 24