Are these Facebook statuses real?

Question

I see stuff like this all the time on facebook where it says some sad story about someone dying and the people that when you re post it, they will donate money to help the person or whatever it us. For example, I just saw this:

A 14 Year Old Boy Was Shot 6 Times By His Stepfather , This Boy Was Protecting His Little 2 Year Old Sister Who Was About To Be Raped By This Poor Excuse Of A Man , The Little Girl Did Not Get Hurt Thanks To Her Brave Older Brother , Their Mom Was At Work When All This Happned Now This Brave YOUNG Man Is Fighting For His LIFE , But Doctors Say He Will Not Survive Unless He Gets An Operation Which Is Very Costly & Which His Mom Can't Pay . ALL FACEBOOK Companies Have Agreed To Donate 45 Cents For Every time Someone Post This To Their Wall , So Please Paste & Pass This On So That Together We Can Help Save This Boys Life .. I Passed This Message Down & So Should YOU.

they don't really donate 45 cents right? Because they can't tell when everyone re posts this... it has to be fake?

Answer 1

Why every company will pay him 45 cents to re-post that? Doesn't make any sense at all.

Fake and stupid way to get publicity.

Answer 2

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Are these Facebook statuses real?

I see stuff like this all the time on facebook where it says some sad story about someone dying and the people that when you re post it, they will donate money to help the person or whatever it us. For example, I just saw this:



A 14 Year Old Boy Was Shot 6 Times By His Stepfather , This Boy Was...

Answer 3

Not true - I googled this message to see where, when etc this had happened and this is what I got - Feb 2010. Outline

Message claims that, every time a text or social media message is sent on, AT&T, Verizon or Facebook will donate money to help pay for surgery on a 14 year old boy who was shot six times by his stepfather while attempting to protect his young sister.

Brief Analysis

This message is a hoax and should not be forwarded. Sending on this message will help no one. Any message that claims that a company will donate money to help a sick or injured child each time a text message, email, or social media message is forwarded or reposted is sure to be a hoax.

Answer 4

Charlie Whyte

A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WAS SHOT 6 TIMES BY HIS STEPFATHER, THIS BOY WAS PROTECTING HIS LITTLE 2 YEAR OLD SISTER WHO WAS ABOUT TO BE RAPED BY THIS POOR EXCUSE OF A MAN.THE LITTLE GIRL DID NOT GET HURT THANKS TO HER BRAVE OLDER BROTHER.THEIR MOM WAS AT WORK WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED.NOW THIS BRAVE YOUNG MAN IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE, BUT DOCTORS SAY HE WILL NOT SURVIVE UNLESS HE GETS AN OPERATION WHICH IS VERY COSTLY AND WHICH HIS MOM CANNOT PAY. ALL FACEBOOK COMPANIES HAVE AGREED TO DONATE 45 CENTS FOR EVERY TIME SOMEONE POSTS THIS TO THEIR WALL, SO PLEASE PASTE AND PASS THIS ON SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN HELP SAVE THIS BOYS LIFE...I PASSED THIS MESSAGE DOWN AND SO SHOULD YOU!

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Tarun Vermani wow charlie just wow...

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Charlie Whyte no seriously

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Charlie Whyte this isn't worth joking about

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Charlie Whyte btw are our mocks beforee half term

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Tarun Vermani if you think that's real then your an idot.

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Molly Speirs that is really sad!

:(

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*TACTICAL FACEPALM*

Answer 5

That's so stupid. I'm pretty sure if he got shot 6 times, he'd be dead by now. And why wouldn't the "poor excuse of a man" not try to hide the body? Besides, I highly doubt that'd stop him from hurting the sister. Stupid posts are stupid.

Answer 6

Yes, fake!



These things have been going around for years! Don't know why people still send them on!

Answer 7

Fake!!!!! You are right, if they want to send out a message FACT they do it themselves.

They all are fake, just one person trying for fame.

Answer 8

That's completely fake......

Answer 9

the story may be true...BUT Face Book never pays out money for likes....and does not pay for medical care ...Google it.....this part of the story is a hoax

Answer 10

i highly doubt it! i never repost those statuses :)

Answer 11

Yes it is captain Obvious!

Answer 12

most of the stuff on facebook is fake.

Answer 13

I am not sure. I think they might be based on true stories but not sure if they really happened exactly as they always say them.

Answer 14

It's fake, and stupid.

Answer 15

They are fake

Answer 16

No

Answer 17

your an idiot if you re-post.