CLAIM: Mark Zuckerberg is giving $4.5 million to 100 Facebook users
who share a specific message on the social networking web site.
ORIGINS: On 1 December 2015, Mark Zuckerberg shared a post on
Facebook announcing the birth of his daughter and a pledge to giveaway 99% of
his Facebook shares:
"We will give 99% of our Facebook shares — currently about $45
billion — during our lives to advance this mission," he said. "We
know this is a small contribution compared to all the resources and talents of
those already working on these issues. But we want to do what we can, working
alongside many others."
A
Facebook message claiming that lucky users could win $4.5 million by
"immediately" sharing and liking a "Thank You" message to
Mark Zuckerberg began circulating online shortly after that announcement:
THANK YOU, MARK ZUCKERBERG, for your forward-thinking generosity! And
congrats on becoming a dad!
Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he is giving away $45 billion of
Facebook stock. What you may not have heard is that he plans to give 10% of it
away to people like YOU and ME! All you have to do is copy and paste this
message into a post IMMEDIATELY and tag 5-10 of your friends. At midnight PST,
Facebook will search through the day's posts and award 1000 people with $4.5
million EACH as a way of saying thank you for making Facebook such a powerful
vehicle for connection and philanthropy.
I hope someone I know gets a piece of the pie — let me know if you do!!!
While
Zuckerberg hasn't said exactly who will benefit from his philanthropy, the
message claiming that random Facebook users can grab $4.5 million by simply
liking a post on the social network site did not originate with the Facebook
founder. This post is simply another example of the plentiful "something
for nothing" hoaxes that have circulated since the early days of the
Internet, japes that trick gullible users into forwarding, liking, or sharing
messages with the promise of large financial rewards in return.
Source :
snopes.com