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GoFundMe Decides to Refund All 'Freedom Convoy' Donations To Avoid Fraud Investigation
GoFundMe recently came under fire for the way they've handled the Freedom Convoy donation page on their platform. They originally announced that they were going to redistribute the funds to other charities. Upon facing the backlash, they have changed their minds.
By Gina Florio1 min read
On February 4, GoFundMe penned a letter stating that they were refusing to release anymore of the donations received on their platform for the Freedom Convoy truckers who have spent the last couple weeks protesting coronavirus vaccine mandates in Canada. The group had raised $10 million CAD and $1 million of that had already been released to the truckers. But GoFundMe cited "promotion of violence" as a reason for them to withhold the rest of the funds.