GoFundMe deplatformed people who were organizing to help victims of partisan political attacks.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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Badlands MediaAug 11, 2026
Sources confirm GoFundMe removed politically charged fundraisers, including the Freedom Convoy 2022 campaign and Kyle Rittenhouse's legal defense fund, and that critics called this partisan. But GoFundMe cited terms-of-service violations, and no source establishes that those campaigners were 'victims of partisan political attacks' as the claim frames them, so the characterization is contested rather than documented.
What was said
… I think that's a problem. Build audiences. Strong communities depend on people being able to speak freely. Retaliation against critics undermines democracy. Organize to help victims of partisan legal attacks. Yeah, I mean, the remember, like, a bunch of people's gifts and goes got canceled, or, yeah, no, GoFundMe. So, so people were organizing to help victims of partisan political attacks, and then they were deplatformed by GoFundMe. Advocate audiences. Democracy works when people can criticize leaders safely. Retaliation against critics threatens accountability. Raise awareness for victims of partisan prosecutorial abuse. And then protest. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. GoFundMe said the Freedom Convoy page was removed for violating its policy against promoting violence and harassment, citing police reports of unlawful activity, which undercuts the framing of its targets as victims of partisan attacks.[1][4]
Supports. GoFundMe removed the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser, which had raised millions for protesting truck drivers, and refunded donors.[1][2][4][6]
Supports. GoFundMe deplatformed Kyle Rittenhouse's legal-defense campaign, and critics such as Republican lawmakers and state attorneys general accused the platform of partisan or anti-conservative bias.[3][5][6][7]
Context. The post's own referent ('victims of partisan political attacks' / 'partisan prosecutorial abuse') is not defined by the sources, and the claim generalizes from a few politically charged campaigns to a characterization the sources do not adopt.[5][6]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 3 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Chargebacks don’t guarantee millions in fees for GoFundMepolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2U.S. Republicans vow to probe GoFundMe decision halting Canada trucker donationsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Scalise & Comer Launch Probe into GoFundMe’s Censorshipcomer.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Crowdfunding platforms as conduits for ideological struggle and ...onlinelibrary.wiley.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Bipartisan AGs Slam GoFundMe for Biased Policiesfreebeacon.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 6GiveSendGo's free-speech fundraising | WORLD - WNG.orgwng.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 7After Violent Acts, Crowdfunding Platforms Fall Victim To Political Correctnessnationalinterest.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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