A reader writes: “I keep seeing this note in status updates. Is it true?” The note says:
This status is being tracked, the owners of facebook have confirmed they will send $1 to the rescue fund for the Haiti earthquake disaster for every time this is cut and paste as a status. You only have to leave it for a minimum of 1 hour. Lets all do our bit to help.
Here’s another version (verbatim):
Too All Members, if you believe in helping people lets do this: PLEASE NOTE that this status is being tracked, the owners of facebook have confirmed they will send $1 to the rescue fund for the Haiti earthquake disaster for everytime this is cut and pasted as a status. You only have to leave it for a minimum of 1 hour….
It’s a hoax. Facebook has announced no such program, and considering the size of the donation the company would be obliged to make if a large percentage of its membership participated, they would have made a public announcement.
Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg did unveil a Global Disaster Relief initiative last week to “spotlight efforts on Facebook to help respond to disasters around the globe.” There was no mention of a $1-per-status-change donation.
