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Saydrah  ·  4646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Not so fast on the KONY2012 thing. Please get the facts before you give.
Yes, but I could make a video saying I won the Nobel Peace Prize, and if someone asked for an independent source confirming that, it would be a little silly to say, "Didn't you watch her video?"

As anyone who's ever seen reality TV can attest, just because someone said it on camera doesn't make it true. Is there any independent entity that has reviewed their work and can confirm that donor funding is applied to building schools, for instance? All I could find in a cursory search was some anonymous comments from people saying they worked with Invisible Children on a book drive that raised over 9,000 (!!!) books. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and to believe that this lesser known charity which spends a significant portion of its funds on moviemaking and founders' salaries is a better choice than an established charity with nine times its fundraising efficiency, I would like to see more than a video made with donor funds by people paying themselves with donor funds requesting more donor funds be sent their way.