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cyberclimb • today at 5:13 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

hot take :/ Would you really have trouble trusting the OP?

Maybe you just don't want to donate resources in general, because otherwise surely there exists some channel you could witness with your own eyes and donate to with confidence.


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tredre3 • today at 6:40 PM

I think there are good trustworthy places to donate and the person you replied to was a bit too cynical. OP might be a good place to donate! However:

> hot take :/ Would you really have trouble trusting the OP?

Yes? Your first instinct when someone tells you a sob story or an epic western savior spiel is to do your due diligence.

Recent HN account, the website is a year old, they don't list the 501 EIN and searching for "Tanzania Education Project" on https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ yields nothing. OP doesn't list his name on the website (but it is on gofundme).

OP seems genuine, but there are many red flags.

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