Amy Bruce Charity Hoax
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The claim
Email claims that 7-year-old Amy Bruce is dying of lung cancer and a brain tumour and that the Make-A-Wish Foundation will donate money every time the email is forwarded.
Subject: A 7 year old cancer patient
Hi, my name is Amy Bruce.
I am 7 years old, and I have severe lung cancer. I also have a large tumor in my brain, from repeated beatings. Doctors say I will die soon if! this isn’t fixed, and my family can’t pay the bills. The Make A Wish Foundation, has agreed to donate 7 cents for every time this message is sent on. For those of you who send this along, I thank you so much, but for those who don’t send it, what goes around comes around. Have a Heart, please send this.
Please, if you are a kind person, send this on.
PLEASE HIT FORWARD BUTTON NOT REPLY BUTTON.
YOUR’S FAITHFULLY,
AMY BRUCE
amy.bruce@[removed]
What the fact-checkers found
The email is an absurd hoax that has circulated since 1999. Forwarding the email will help nobody.
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