Description: Hoax
Circulating since: Jan. 2012
Status: False (see details below)
Text example:
He has cancer, Facebook will donate 1 dollar for ever SHARE. Hit SHARE button ♥ show your support ..♥ ;'(
Also join this event :'( please
https://www.facebook.com/events/309323432442334/
Analysis: This is a blatant hoax. Several different versions exist, all using the same photograph of an unknown child from an unknown source. Like similar come-ons that have circulated on the Internet forever, the various texts claim that some company or organization — in this case Facebook itself — will donate money to a worthy cause (such as a sick child) every time the message is forwarded, shared, or "liked." These claims are never true.
In the news:
• ZDNet: Facebook Removes Sick Baby Hoaxes, Urges Users to Report More
More examples:
• 100 Shares to Help Boy Get Free Heart Transplant
• Help Save 14-Year-Old Boy Beaten Half-Dead by Stepfather
• Amy Bruce Chain Letter
• David Lawitts Chain Letter
• Jessica Mydek Chain Letter
Last updated 02/08/12
