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WhatsApp Donation Hoaxes or Fake-News

WhatsApp does not make charitable donations for sharing photos, messages, audio, or posts. Therefore, WhatsApp users should not share posts with instructions to share a photo or message to help raise money for someone in need. Below are samples of WhatsApp hoaxes or fake-news that are currently circulated on the social media messaging platform.

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Samples of WhatsApp Donation Sharing Hoaxes or Fake-News

This young girl has a clot in her brain. The operation costs 30 lakhs. Her parents cannot bear that burden. WhatsApp says if this photo is shared she will be given one rupee per share by WhatsApp. I request you to share with as many as you can. Please help her. MAY GOD BLESS HER. PROFESSOR RVRAO. JNTU

The baby is born blind and $200,000 is needed for her treatment so she can see again. You don't have to donate a penny but Wasapp is raising the fund each time the picture is ared. Please share.

The hoax will not harm your mobile device or computer but will cause millions of WhatsApp users to be flooded with posts or messages with misinformation from their friends, who think they are doing the charitable thing of helping to raise money for someone in need.

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Note: Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.

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