Did you happen to see the heartwarming viral video from last week of a homeless man in Los Angeles who was given $100 and then spent the money helping others? It was the perfect holiday-season story and the MSM ate it up:
How would a homeless man spend the gift of $100? Video of one man's decision goes viral http://t.co/O3BxgjMeBP
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 25, 2014
This prankster gave a homeless man $100 to see how he'd spend it. Then he got a surprise http://t.co/qLc6pnBoXC pic.twitter.com/fnYQeeJtPJ
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 25, 2014
What one homeless man does with $100 will astonish you http://t.co/R58StqEJQG pic.twitter.com/LgOA0Uh55y
— People (@people) December 24, 2014
And now something that probably won’t “astonish” Twitchy readers … the whole thing might have been faked:
I KNEW IT. Gosh I hope I tweeted I thought it was BS. always being cynical means always being right. http://t.co/uHw3PM1Exs
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 31, 2014
“…it is clear that from what I saw every part of that scene was staged.” http://t.co/8eeo0EJ8zN pic.twitter.com/Ki45Yib1r7
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 30, 2014
Josh Lin, the YouTube prankster who shot and posted the video, responds:
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New: Statement from @JoshPalerLin on new allegations that video showing homeless man spend $100 selflessly was staged pic.twitter.com/jQ3YtUbs62
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 31, 2014
Statement by @JoshPalerLin stands in direct contrast to account given by student who says he was at the liquor store: http://t.co/8eeo0EJ8zN
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 31, 2014
So, who’s telling the truth?
https://twitter.com/davidsjesse/status/550120682043232256
@KatMcKinley @oliverdarcy @JoshPalerLin 15 min of fame . It's sad how far some go
— Ivan Keller (@ivanho_keller) December 31, 2014
Unfortunately, no. Lin’s 15 minutes are still counting as he has a new video out featuring “Thomas” titled “Homeless Man Xmas Surprise Makeover!”
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