Karmelo Anthony’s $625K crowd funding page yanked by GiveSendGo after murder conviction

Nypost · Jun 10, 2026 · 718 words · By Alex Oliveira

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Karmelo Anthony’s $625K crowd funding page yanked by GiveSendGo after murder conviction See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleNow that he has been convicted of murder, a controversial online fundraiser for Karmelo Anthony has been shut down after his family raised some $630,000 for legal and living expenses — but his family may still be able to set up…

Common ground

The GiveSendGo went offline Wednesday afternoon, a day after 19-year-old Anthony was convicted in a Texas courtroom of killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at an April 2025 high school track meet.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “19-year-old Anthony was convicted in a Texas courtroom of killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at an April 2025 high school track meet”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that on April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf (17) was murdered by Karmelo Anthony at a school track meet in Frisco, Texas. Web search results from BBC and others confirm the conviction of the 19-year-old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early May 2025, a confrontation between a white woman named Shiloh Hendrix and a black man propagated online after she allegedly called an eight-year-old black child a racial slur at a public playg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_racial_slur_video_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Jacob Lang (born 1995 or 1996) is an American right-wing activist and political candidate. He was a participant in the 2021 January 6 United States Capitol attack, for which he served four year…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Lang

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Claim 2: “GiveSendGo bars fundraisers that promote violence, illegal activities, or don’t provide an adequate explanation of where the funds will go”

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While Wikipedia mentions 'limited content moderation,' the specific list of barred fundraisers (promoting violence, illegal activities, or lack of explanation) is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Join GiveSendGo, the leader of Online Fundraising, and make a difference today. Our platform empowers individuals and organizations to fundraise for their causes.
https://www.givesendgo.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover and support fundraisers that matter to you. Find causes, donate, and make a difference with GiveSendGo.
https://www.givesendgo.com/campaigns

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web search NEUTRAL — GiveSendGo is an American Christian crowdfunding website launched in 2015 as an alternative to GoFundMe. [5] The site engages in limited content moderation, citing freedom of speech.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveSendGo

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Claim 3: “his family raised some $630,000 for legal and living expenses”

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Multiple sources report the amount raised was approximately $625,000 to $630,000 for the family/legal expenses.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GiveSendGo is an American Christian crowdfunding website launched in 2015 as an alternative to GoFundMe. The site engages in limited content moderation, citing freedom of speech. Identified as an alt-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveSendGo

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Claim 4: “Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison”

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Multiple independent news sources (NY Post, KRDO) and web search results confirm Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Independent_School_Dist…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States, and is part of the Frisco Independent School District. The school opened in the 2018–19 school year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_High_School_(Frisco,_…

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Claim 5: “GiveSendGo typically makes fundraiser payouts three days after a donation is made”

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The provided evidence for GiveSendGo's general operations does not mention a specific 'three-day' payout policy.

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web search NEUTRAL — Search on GoFundMe using a person’s name, location, or the fundraiser title.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donations are flooding into Karmelo Anthony's GiveSendGo after being convicted of murder and handed a 35-year prison sentence.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/10/karmelo-anthony-receives-dona…

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Claim 6: “The murder stemmed from a dispute when Anthony came to sit under a rival high school’s tent at a track meet”

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Wikipedia and a YouTube trial summary confirm the incident happened at a track meet and erupted after Anthony was asked to leave another school's tent.

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Claim 7: “the makeup of Anthony’s jury, which was a mix of white, Asian and Hispanic — but had no black members”

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Claim 8: “Karmelo Anthony’s $625K crowd funding page yanked by GiveSendGo after murder conviction”

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Multiple independent web sources (TMZ via web search, AOL, and other news snippets) confirm that GiveSendGo removed/yanked the crowdfunding page following Anthony's murder conviction.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Karmelo Anthony's $625K crowd funding page yanked by GiveSendGo after murder conviction · Explore More · Here's the latest on Karmelo Anthony's ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/karmelo-anthonys-625k-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Karmelo Anthony Crowdfunding Page Pulled After Murder Conviction · A · A rep for GiveSendGo tells TMZ ... the page created by Karmelo's mom was ...
https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/10/karmelo-anthony-givesendgo-sh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... With the campaign now shut down following Anthony's murder conviction, the platform is expected to refund donations to contributors ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/CasesWeFollow/comments/1u2aoep/give…

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Claim 9: “Metcalf pushed Anthony, who drew a knife from his bag and fatally stabbed Metcalf in the chest, according to witnesses”

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No evidence was provided in the search results that specifically describes the physical sequence of Metcalf pushing Anthony and Anthony drawing a knife from a bag.

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Claim 10: “more than $4,000 in donations made in that time [after Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder]”

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Two independent web search results (one from AOL and another general web search) specifically mention that more than $4,000 in donations were made after the conviction.

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Claim 11: “GiveSendGo — a crowdsourcing platform that differs from GoFundMe in that it allows fundraisers for criminal cases”

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Wikipedia describes GiveSendGo as an alternative to GoFundMe that engages in limited content moderation citing freedom of speech, which supports the claim that it allows fundraisers (including criminal cases) that GoFundMe might not.

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover and support fundraisers that matter to you. Find causes, donate, and make a difference with GiveSendGo.
https://www.givesendgo.com/campaigns

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