Sorry if it's like taboo to open this can of worms but im losing my fucking mind at the proliferation of bot accounts scamming off the genocide of Palestinians Can anyone list verified places you can send money to aid victims - ThreadSky

coreybrickley.bsky.social • 53 days ago

Sorry if it's like taboo to open this can of worms but im losing my fucking mind at the proliferation of bot accounts scamming off the genocide of Palestinians

Can anyone list verified places you can send money to aid victims

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herssian.bsky.social•53 days ago

bluesky has a big problem with this unfortunately :( expected it on twitter but seeing it in such massive waves on here is tiring

shutupian.bsky.social•53 days ago

An unfortunate characteristic of all the best scams is that they're usually disguised as help

nileoart.rip•53 days ago

the fact that I can't trust accounts looking for help is such a stupid fucking poisoning of the well, the legitimate worst of humanity

aimeecozza.com•53 days ago

I can't do it. If there's an AI label on the account you can bet your ass that's the first indicator it's a grift

coreybrickley.bsky.social•53 days ago

People do actually have a finite amount of money they can give and the idea this would go to a scam gofundme when that money could go to places where it would actually help victims of apartheid and genocide is revolting

scumbelievable.bsky.social•53 days ago

the people doing this are the most disgusting parasites i can imagine. like, just genuinely staggering how evil it is

coreybrickley.bsky.social•53 days ago

Really helpful link in a quote tweet https://bsky.app/profile/scrappyaf.bsky.social/post/3lewp2fga7c2a

oddoblivion.bsky.social•53 days ago

I’ve been blocking the very obvious bots but sometimes I’m not sure at all

lordsovorn.bsky.social•53 days ago

Oh, I've got just the thing - basically five minutes ago I've been compelled by much the same reason to finally find this spreadsheet again

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/edit?gid=1061843896#gid=1061843896&fvid=647479800

lordsovorn.bsky.social•53 days ago

(on second thought, this might not be the exact thing you had in mind - this spreadsheet is more for verification than a distinct place or list of places to donate to)

(*this* would be though - even though it's quite old, literally from that October, and things might have changed for parts of it)

lordsovorn.bsky.social•53 days ago

(preview displays as just "tumblr.com", which is stupid, because it's a collection of fundraisers, petitions and political campaigns in a *specific* tumblr post)

(the link works though, despite the stupid preview)

himansu.bsky.social•50 days ago

Hey, I’m still looking into the information around this but I found this video in regards to this:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEdB0I1JRyD/?igsh=ZDMwNW1qMTB4Mnlt

Apologies it’s a Instagram link.

breelundberg.com•53 days ago

I've donated to some of accounts Molly Shah has promoted as she's directly talked to them, or others I've seen friends vouch for. Fund a Kitchen in Gaza is also good for finding smaller groups to donate to (if you want more localized than World Central Kitchen): https://www.humantiproject.org/kitchens/

himansu.bsky.social•51 days ago

Just an FYI on the problems with World Central Kitchen:

https://youtu.be/PJ5sx7l1Zhw

ladycelery.bsky.social•53 days ago

https://www.gofundme.com/f/escaping-the-ravages-of-war-to-a-place-of-safety?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab2OScuPiJVY5jrxgMBFfGygRhXTplISVtvnBmW4Rd-FXJI5vdLckRCAtg_aem_AZBWpTnn8eEf3NR7Y8Ozig this is my friend haya’s gofundme

himansu.bsky.social•52 days ago

Karam, a med student (family of six & cat) need funds to survive: https://account.venmo.com/u/karamandkitty

List of vetted fundraisers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yYkNp5U3ANwILl2MknJi9G7ArY4uVTEEQ1CVfzR8Ioo/htmlview

Palestinians in need of artist for social media:
https://creatorsforgaza.github.io/the-list/

Buy ESIMs:
https://linktr.ee/connectgaza

himansu.bsky.social•52 days ago

Apologies for the late reply but above are a bunch of links to ways we can help. Also an artist specific one if you’re interested.

There’s a ton of spreadsheets like the ones on this thread with vetted people (if your worried about bots).
@davis.social
@aimeecozza.com
@coreybrickley.bsky.social

davis.social•52 days ago

Thank you!

himansu.bsky.social•52 days ago

Animal rescue:
https://linktr.ee/sulalaanimalrescue1

catandcrown.bsky.social•53 days ago

It's non stop, across pretty much all socials at the moment. The place i send money to is MAP (medical aid for palestine) as its a well known one.

mxfee.bsky.social•53 days ago

Molly's thread of accounts she has personally spoken to is a good place to start, in addition to the spreadsheets folks have shared.

davis.social•53 days ago

I’ve been struggling with this too. I get tagged and replied to dozens of times per day, and don’t have the skills or the time to vet out who is a scammer and who is legitimate and would much rather send money somewhere reputable, knowing it’s actually going to help.

kiwifruitbird.bsky.social•53 days ago

I'm glad this isn't just me, it's been happening across all platforms. I constantly wonder, "Is this genuine, or some heartless bot" that's taking advantage of a horrific situation 😮‍💨

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