3 月份，NewsBreak 上的一篇欺诈性肇事逃逸故事导致读者向一个不存在的 GoFundMe 活动捐赠了超过 1,500 美元。 In March, a fraudulent hit-and-run story on NewsBreak led readers to donate over $1,500 to a non-existent GoFundMe campaign.

3 月初，NewsBreak 上的一篇欺诈性肇事逃逸故事导致读者向一个不存在的 GoFundMe 活动捐款超过 1,500 美元。 In early March, a fraudulent hit-and-run story on NewsBreak led readers to donate over $1,500 to a non-existent GoFundMe campaign. 这个悲惨故事报道了赫尔曼·克鲁兹和他 4 岁的女儿阿米莉亚在弗吉尼亚州里士满发生的一场肇事逃逸事故中丧生的两人。 The tragic story reported two deaths, Herman Cruz and his 4-year-old daughter, Amelia, in a hit-and-run accident in Richmond, VA. 作者引导读者访问 GoFundMe 页面，该页面旨在为他们的葬礼筹集资金。 The author directed readers to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for their funeral services. 该活动由 Jamel El-Amin 创建。 The campaign was created by Jamel El-Amin. NBC新闻发现，受害者和事故没有被记录，也没有发现肇事逃逸的报告。 NBC News found that the victims and the accident were not recorded, and no reports of a hit-and-run were found.