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GoFundMe has not uniformly removed the high-profile fundraiser supporting ICE agent Jonathan Ross; the platform publicly stated it was reviewing the campaign and warned that fundraisers raising money ...
No credible reporting in the documents provided shows Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sent money to Renee Good or to her family’s fundraising campaign; the coverage instead focuses on competing online fu...
Available reporting shows no verified, credible evidence that Erika (also rendered Erica/Erika in sources) Kirk currently runs a newly announced $175 million orphanage in Chicago or that a specific ne...
GoFundMe’s explicit public policy bars fundraisers "for the legal defense of an alleged violent crime," a rule the company has repeatedly invoked to remove campaigns and refund donors; the platform al...
Everyday Heroes Like You is a small U.S. nonprofit founded by Erika Frantzve (also known as Erika Kirk) that describes itself as promoting and assisting other charities and “everyday heroes,” with nat...
The available documents do not support the claim that a verifiable list of the “top 5 private donors to Antifa and their 2024 contribution amounts” exists; reporting and advocacy pieces identify major...
Candace Owens has repeatedly criticized the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, arguing it promotes a , harms Black communities, and has been co‑opted by radical political aims rather than pursuing equ...
Candace Owens has faced multiple platform actions and advertiser/monetization consequences since 2020: YouTube strikes, temporary suspensions and demonetizations tied to anti‑LGBTQ+ and hateful conten...
GoFundMe’s public materials and multiple news outlets say there is no platform fee for most personal fundraisers, but each donation is reduced by a transaction (payment-processing) fee of 2.9% + $0.30...
GoFundMe campaigns that raise the most money tend to be those tied to large-scale , with social justice and disaster relief drives also featuring among the largest totals. Data across multiple reviews...
Court records and legal filings tied directly to disputes over the GiveSendGo donations for Crystal Wilsey are not cited in available reporting; most coverage instead documents the fundraising totals ...
Reports disagree on how much Crystal Terese Wilsey’s online fundraisers have collected: multiple outlets say a GiveSendGo page tied to supporter Tom Hennessy has raised six-figure sums — figures repor...
GoFundMe advertises no platform fee for most personal fundraisers but does collect mandatory payment-processing fees (commonly cited around 2.9% + a fixed cent amount) and relies on optional donor tip...
Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during the 2020 Kenosha unrest, killing two; he was later acquitted and has repeatedly appeared at paid conservative fundraisers where ticket prices ranged up to $39...
GoFundMe relies on multiple third‑party payment processors — primarily — and its transaction fees vary by region, fundraiser type, and payment method; typical U.S. donor processing rates reported rang...
GoFundMe campaign success rates vary by study and by campaign type, but the analyses provided converge on a sobering reality: , with published estimates commonly ranging from the low teens up to about...
GoFundMe does not charge an upfront or platform fee to *create or manage* a fundraiser; the platform’s official revenue comes from , with the commonly cited transaction fee being . Multiple GoFundMe h...
Antifa-aligned groups and networks raise funds through mainstream crowdfunding and membership platforms and funnel money into bail, legal defense, medical aid, relocation, and at times operational gea...
GoFundMe’s rulebook bars fundraisers intended to support the legal defense of “violent crimes” and lists specific examples—murder, robbery, assault, battery, sex crimes and crimes against minors—withi...
Two crowdfunding ecosystems — mainstream GoFundMe and faith-oriented GiveSendGo — have hosted multiple fundraisers purportedly for ICE agent Jonathan Ross after the Minneapolis shooting; totals report...