Talk:GoFundMe

Damar Hamlin fundraiser reaches $8 million

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making a suggestion- probably a good idea to add his his fundraiser to the notable project’s category as its one of the biggest gofundmes ever and one of the fastest growing gofundmes ever 2603:7080:A03E:E800:CD9D:B95B:D8C6:142E (talk) 02:14, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Controversies

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On Tuesday, 27 June 2023, a 17-year-old Nahel Marzouk was killed by a police officer during a routine traffic stop. While the police officer has been arrested and will be tried for homicide, a right wing activist Jean Messiha organised a controversial crowdfunding in favour of the police officer’s family which reached €1,6 million. This killing has sparked important riots in France and the crowdfunding initiative is currently in the process of being cancelled by French courts. 81.98.57.156 (talk) 12:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Accusations of complicity with the Palestinian genocide

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GoFundMe has been accused in 2025 of complicity with the genocide of Palestinians, by blocking financial aid to the starving population through the mass deletion of related Gofundme accounts in most critical moments. For reference, see for instance: https://web.archive.org/web/20250630034253/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/as-gaza-starves-gofundme-accused-of-blocking-millions-of-dollars-raised — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.55.244.157 (talk) 16:38, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]