A rumor is spreading across multiple social media platforms that former U.S. President Donald Trump personally donated $25 million to support victims of Hurricane Helene.
Some social media users were skeptical of the alleged donation, however. "How do you know he gave 25 million," a top comment read. "I can't find it anywhere that I trust."
It's unclear where exactly this rumor originated, but we found no evidence it was accurate. None of the dozens of posts making this claim provided proof to back it up.
Neither the Trump campaign nor Trump himself made an announcement about such a donation, rumors of which began spreading Sept. 29, 2024. We reached out to the Trump campaign and will update this story if we receive a response.
Some social media users combined the rumor that Trump personally donated $25 million with the claim that he set up a GoFundMe to raise funds for hurricane relief.
The Trump presidential campaign indeed organized a "Trump Authorized" fundraiser to support Hurricane Helene victims. As of this writing, the GoFundMe had raised almost $7.76 million, but Trump's name was not listed under the donors. The highest amount donated and viewable to the public was $500,000.
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Because we did not find any evidence of Trump personally donating $25 million to Hurricane Helene, we found this claim to be unfounded. Other outlets, including LeadStories and MSN, rated this claim false.