Some stories are too good to be true. Some stories are too good to fact check.This was one of them. Last year a story went viral about a homeless man and former veteran helping a woman who ran out of gasoline on I-95 in Philadelphia. Turns out, none of it was true. It all fell apart when the homeless guy sued the couple to get a larger share of the money. Most of the money was spent at the casinos-I think this couple had a serious gambling problem.
It's a tragic story because it'll make us more skeptical of legit GoFundMe stories. The only thing worse than believing everything you read is believing none of it, so I hope and pray that we don't see this story and simply stop giving to GoFundMe stories. A healthy dose of skepticism is one thing, but believing that everyone is out to screw you and get money is different. Some people do need a legit hand out-nothing wrong with that, life can kick all of us down. I'm hoping that the veteran in this case gets help for his drug addiction and that the guy and girl who seemed to be the masterminds here pay their debt to society.
No comments:
Post a Comment