Wildfire victims are turning to GoFundMe, a way to crowdsource relief funds.
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Wildfire victims are turning to GoFundMe, a way to crowdsource relief funds.
Peter Morgan/AP
With the LA wildfires still burning, we were left with a lot of questions. Today, we answer two of them: whether GoFundMe campaigns could interfere with receiving federal assistance and how much of those “proceeds” from special product sales actually go to wildfire victims.
Related episodes:
After the fires (Apple / Spotify)
Why is insurance so expensive right now? And more listener questions (Apple / Spotify)
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