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Episode: GoFundMe refunds money to donors after being lied to by poker player
Description: The fundraising platform GoFundMe said it has refunded money to donors after a poker player admitted to lying about a terminal cancer diagnosis and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas.
GoFundMe said it has also banned Rob Mercer from the platform and removed the poker player's fundraising campaign from its website.
βGoFundMe has zero tolerance for the misuse of our platform and takes swift action against those who exploit the generosity of our community,β the company said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press.
Mercer told...