GoFundMe, the crowdfunding platform that recently seized over $10 million in funds intended for the Canadian truckers’ Freedom Convoy, financially supported and promoted the illegal “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” or CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle, Washington during the height of the summer 2020 riots that broke out in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
As detailed by Jack Posobiec on Twitter, GoFundMe tweeted an advertisement publicizing one of the many crowdfunds set up in the CHAZ/CHOP, which was established by Black Lives Matter supporters, local gangs, and elements of Antifa, who set up a cop-free perimeter that encased several neighborhoods in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district.
FLASHBACK: GoFundMe finically supported the CHAZ / CHOP where multiple people were murdered
This tweet was posted *after* the CHAZ murders https://t.co/QEv7ciOYI4
— Truckistan Amb. Poso 🏁 (@JackPosobiec) February 5, 2022
In a community with no police, this farmer is feeding people & bringing them closer together.
Learn how you can support Marcus’ mission within the CHOP: https://t.co/Ezo2kqi7ht https://t.co/cDt9oKHI5q
— GoFundMe (@gofundme) July 2, 2020
Crucially, GoFundMe has supported violent, illegal movements such as CHAZ/CHOP but has cited “police reports of violence and other unlawful activity” and its policies against “violence and harassment” as its reason for seizing the Freedom Convoy’s crowdfund.
Authored by Ian Miles Cheong via The Post Millennial
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