{
  "id": 14224363,
  "title": "New Jersey couple’s viral homeless veteran story raised $400,000; it was fabricated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/new-jersey-couples-viral-homeless-veteran-story-raised-400-000-it-was",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-new-jersey-couples-story-about-a-homeless-veteran-spending-his-last-20-on-gas-raised-about-400000-from-more-than-14000-donors-investigators-later-found-the-viral-gofundme-story-was-fabricated/articleshow/134918536.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Katelyn McClure and Mark D'Amico launched a heartfelt campaign to support Johnny Bobbitt Jr, a homeless veteran, asserting that he heroically assisted McClure during a fuel mishap. This poignant story garnered around $400,000 from over 14,000 donors, who were unaware of the deception. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the couple misappropriated the contributions for lavish purchases while…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}