GoFundMe donations to disaster survivors disproportionately go to the wealthy, study finds

The 2021 Marshall Fire near Boulder is Colorado’s most destructive and costliest wildfire, burning down more than 1,000 homes and causing $2 billion in damages. Years later, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder analyzed donations sent through the crowdfunding site GoFundMe to hundreds of people who lost their homes in the blaze.

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