-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle
The biggest Facebook page representing the Black Lives Matter Movement has been exposed as a fraud. Turns out, the page was actually being controlled by a white Australian man, per CNN Money. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Ian Mackay, an official with the National Union of Workers in Australia, was behind the page, which had close to 700,000,000 followers.
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Multiple payment services were attached to the page and donations were being accepted. Per the Washington Post, some of the funds that were donated were transferred to a bank in Australia.
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Mackey has since been suspended from his role with the Australian government as an investigation is underway.
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The NUW released the following statement regarding the incident:
“The NUW is not involved in, and has not authorized, any activities with reference to claims made in CNN’s story.”
