Ramaswamy among nearly $700K in donations for harassed Red Baron worker
The fundraiser grew after viewers condemned the prank as cruel and said the worker was struggling to support four children and pay his mortgage.
- An online fundraiser raised nearly $700,000 for Walt, a Red Baron Pizza employee in Michigan, after he was targeted in a viral prank.
- Nearly 20,000 people donated through GoFundMe, including $38,000 from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his wife.
- The viral prank involved a man pretending to charge Walt $10 using the Apple Pay payment sound on his phone.
- The stunt is part of a social media trend in which people fake mobile payments to provoke reactions from unsuspecting individuals.
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Ramaswamy among nearly $700K in donations for harassed Red Baron worker
An online fundraiser for a Red Baron Pizza employee in Michigan raised nearly $700,000 after the man was targeted in a viral online prank. The nearly 20,000 donations on GoFundMe include a $38,000 from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and his wife Apoorva, his campaign confirmed to The Hill Saturday.
Red Baron Pizza Shows Support for Employee From Viral Video Confrontation
Red Baron Pizza is standing behind an employee whose confrontation with social media pranksters went viral, offering a public show of support as viewers donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to help his family.
Struggling Dad Who Went Viral After Lashing Out at Streamer’s Cruel Prank Speaks Out as Fundraiser Soars
The Red Baron employee, who has now been identified as Michigan resident Walt Zerod, has made his first public statement about the cruel prank. The post Struggling Dad Who Went Viral After Lashing Out at Streamer’s Cruel Prank Speaks Out as Fundraiser Soars first appeared on Mediaite.
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