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Did Robin Williams' Contracts Help the Homeless?

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Snopes Staff
Aug. 25, 2014 Comedian Robin Williams was lauded for his charitable initiative towards the homeless in a viral ...
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Is Amazon Ending Its AmazonSmile Charity Program?

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Bethania Palma
Jan. 19, 2023 Animal welfare charities were the most popular with Amazon customers participating in the program.
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Did Glenn Beck Evacuate 5,100 Christians from Afghanistan?

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Bethania Palma
Sept. 4, 2021 Beck said that his organization raised almost $30 million.
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Did a High School Volleyball Team Receive Money and New Gear After the Paradise Fire?

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Arturo Garcia
Nov. 19, 2018 A team from the devastated community of Paradise found support as well as competition in a memor ...
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Did the Iowa Hawkeyes Build a Children's Hospital Next to Their Stadium?

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Dan MacGuill
Sept. 25, 2017 A Facebook post got some facts right about a popular tradition by the University of Iowa's footb ...
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Did Bernie Sanders Sell Meme Sweatshirts To Raise Funds for Charities?

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Dan MacGuill
Jan. 25, 2021 Internet users praised the Vermont senator for putting to good use a wave of publicity surroundi ...
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Did Pepsi Donate $100M to Black Lives Matter?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug. 24, 2020 Not every project related to racial justice is automatically linked to the Black Lives Matter mo ...
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Does This Phone Number Connect with United Way's COVID-19 Relief Fund?

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David Mikkelson
March 19, 2020 Financial assistance related to COVID-19 issues may be available, but applicants must be sure to ...
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Did Maroon 5 Donate Their Super Bowl Halftime Show Earnings to Charity?

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Bethania Palma
Feb. 5, 2019 A charitable donation didn't spare the band from criticism for accommodating the NFL.
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Is #BellLetsTalk a Legitimate Fundraising Effort for Mental Health?

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Dan Evon
Jan. 30, 2019 This question comes up because many social media posts promising money for online interactions h ...
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Has Warrick Dunn Built More Than 145 Homes for Single Parents?

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Dan Evon
Sept. 11, 2018 ‘If you are going to live in this community, you want to be a part of this community and give back.’
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Did the Black Panthers Create the WIC Food Program?

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David Emery
Feb. 6, 2018 An Internet meme credited the Black Panther Party with inventing Women, Infants, and Children, a ...
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Did J.K. Rowling Drop Off Forbes Billionaires List Due to Charitable Donations?

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David Emery
Aug. 20, 2016 A popular Internet meme says 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling dropped off the Forbes billionai ...
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Does Locks of Love Sell Donated Hair?

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Snopes Staff
March 2, 2015 Claims that Locks of Love sells most donated hair for profit and charges ailing children exorbit ...
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Komen Research and CEO Salary

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 14, 2014 Online criticism claims the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization only gives 20% of their do ...
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