Texas Delivery Driver GoFundMe

What happened

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Analysis

How it changed

1. 23 Sep

   After talking to him, she learned that Johnson started doing his luggage job three years ago to help pay for his wife, Josephine, who is battling cancer.

   3 outlets · The Independent
2. 26 Sep

   “Our Trust & Safety team identified factual misrepresentations, which directly violates our Terms of Service,” a GoFundMe spokesperson said in a statement provided to The Independent.

   3 outlets · The Independent
3. 28 Sep

   The GiveSendGo fundraiser had raised more than $45,000 of its $100,000 goal as of Monday.

   3 outlets · New York Post

Coverage 10 articles

• 30 Sep Troubling family secrets of frail grandfather whose cancer-stricken wife inspired $750k from strangers... before his daughter was caught in a big lieA Texas family raised over $732,000 through GoFundMe for an 81-year-old grandfather, Don Johnson, who claimed to be working to cover his wife’s cancer treatments and needed help retiring. The campaign was initiated by someone claiming to be their neighbor but was later revealed as Johnson's daughter, Amy. After GoFundMe refunded all donations, Amy launched a new fundraiser on GiveSendGo, which has since raised over…Daily Mail
• 28 Sep GoFundMe shut down for 81-year-old man working to return lost luggage to fund wife’s cancer billsGoFundMe shut down a fundraising campaign for 81-year-old Donald Johnson after it was revealed that the person behind the page, identified as Erin Howell, was actually Amy, his daughter. The original GoFundMe page claimed donations would support Johnson’s wife, who has cancer, but Amy admitted to using a false identity to garner more public sympathy and funds. Meanwhile, a GiveSendGo campaign set up by Amy has…The Independent
• 28 Sep GoFundMe for Texas man who went viral hauling bags for wife’s cancer bills is removed over ‘factual’ issuesGoFundMe removed a fundraising campaign intended to help Donald and Josephine Johnson, an elderly Texas couple facing cancer bills, after identifying "factual misrepresentations" in the account provided by the fundraiser. The campaign had raised nearly $290,000 before being taken down. Erin H., who started the GoFundMe page, claimed to have seen 81-year-old Donald Johnson struggling with luggage while working a…NBC News
• 28 Sep US 81-year-old viral delivery driver's $700K fundraiser for wife's cancer treatment pulled after discovering daughter posed as neighbour to raise moneyGoFundMe removed a $700,000 fundraiser for an 81-year-old Texas delivery driver and his wife with cancer after discovering that the organizer was not a neighbor but rather the couple's daughter who had misrepresented her identity to raise more money. The campaign, which ran from September 2 to September 25, was launched under the name "Erin Howell," who claimed to be a neighbor sharing footage of Donald Johnson…Times of India
• 28 Sep Texas delivery driver Donald Johnson’s viral $700K fundraiser taken down after organizer revealed to be his daughterGoFundMe removed a fundraising page for Texas delivery driver Donald Johnson and his wife Josephine after discovering that the organizer was actually their daughter Amy Johnson, who had posed as a neighbor named "Erin Howell." The fundraiser, which aimed to help cover medical expenses and other costs due to Josephine's cancer diagnosis, collected donations before being deactivated. Amy explained she used this…New York Post
• 27 Sep 81-year-old refuses to stop working as wife battles cancer, then strangers try to helpDonald Johnson, an 81-year-old man in Texas, continued working as a luggage delivery driver despite his wife Josephine's battle with cancer to cover medical expenses. When resident Erin Howell saw him struggling with a heavy bag, she helped and learned about their situation. She then started a fundraiser that garnered thousands of dollars in donations before it was taken down by GoFundMe for violating its terms of…Fox News
• 26 Sep GoFundMe for 81-year-old seen hauling suitcases to pay wife’s cancer bills raised $281K. Now it’s been shut downA GoFundMe campaign for Donald Johnson, an 81-year-old man from The Colony, Texas, who works delivering lost luggage to support his wife's cancer treatment, raised over $281,000 before being shut down by the platform. The fundraiser was initiated after a local resident noticed Johnson struggling with heavy suitcases and learned about his situation. GoFundMe suspended the campaign due to "factual misrepresentations,"…The Independent
• 25 Sep 81-year-old man working to return lost luggage to fund wife’s cancer bills sparks community outpouringErin Howell started a GoFundMe for 81-year-old Donald Johnson after seeing him struggle with heavy luggage in her neighborhood. Johnson, who has been married to his wife Josephine for 57 years, works as an independent contractor delivering lost luggage to support her cancer treatment. Since starting the job three years ago, he has driven over 200,000 miles and raised $87,000 of a $150,000 goal towards his wife's…The Independent
• 24 Sep Texas delivery driver Don Johnson, 81, works 14-hour days to help pay wife’s medical bills — strangers raise almost $250KDon Johnson, an 81-year-old delivery driver in Texas, gained public attention when a woman filmed him struggling to carry luggage up stairs for her. Johnson works long hours delivering lost luggage to pay medical bills after his wife was diagnosed with cancer. A GoFundMe campaign set up by Erin Howell has raised over $244,000 towards their $300,000 goal since September 2.New York Post
• 23 Sep 81-year-old Texas man seen struggling with tough job to pay wife’s cancer bills sparks community outpouringErin Howell of The Colony, a suburb near Dallas, noticed an 81-year-old man named Donald Johnson struggling with heavy luggage while delivering it as an independent contractor. Johnson started doing this physically demanding job three years ago to help cover the medical expenses for his wife Josephine, who is battling cancer. To date, Howell's GoFundMe campaign has raised $87,000 towards a $150,000 goal to support…The Independent

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