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applegrove

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Sat Jan 29, 2022, 01:43 PM Jan 2022

Large number of donations to support convoy came Many donors used satirical aliases, including

Large number of donations to support convoy came Many donors used satirical aliases, including 'Justin Trudeau' and 'Theresa Tam'

Elizabeth Thompson, Roberto Rocha · CBC News · Posted: Jan 28, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 28

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vaccine-protest-convoy-gofundme-donations-1.6330594

"SNIP......

At least a third of the donations to the GoFundMe campaign set up to support the convoy of trucks headed to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates came from anonymous sources or were attributed to fake names, according to an analysis by CBC News.

While thousands of Canadians and Canadian businesses have dipped into their pockets to fund the cause, thousands of other donors to the campaign are listed simply as "Anonymous."

As of 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, six of the top 10 donations, all over $10,000, were listed as anonymous, including the single largest donation of $25,022.

While the campaign is fundraising for a Canadian political protest, some donations appear to have come from outside of Canada, based on comments left by donors on GoFundMe.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fundraising-convoy-change-laws-1.6332075

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