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Fukushima fear mongerer dupes thousands of dollars out of conspiracy nuts.
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In Japan, Evacuation-Aid Pleas DismissedThis week one American family in Japan became caught up in the controversy after its appeal on an online fundraising site raised $7,500 in funds for their evacuation.
Carol Swift, of Overland Park, Kansas, the mother of Joshua Swift of Inzai, Japan, on YouCaring.com had set a goal of raising $25,000 by August 31 because her three grandchildren "are sick from radiation poisoning and the food source has been compromised" as a result of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
The online appeal listed various medical ailments affecting the family including autoimmune diseases affecting all three children.
The family's evacuation plea sparked a flurry of comments on social media sites. While some sympathized with the Swifts, other were less charitable calling them naïve alarmists or con artists.
"It was probably a mistake putting that on the Internet," says Joshua Swift, who now is appealing to the online detractors to "just leave us alone and let us go."
The appeal on YouCaring.com was delisted Monday following the criticism on social media and other online sites, and the appeal remains archived. [ link to www.voanews.com]   Reminds me of Snake-Oil Busby!
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