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Facebook group used Gord Downie’s name to sell t-shirts


Gord Downie made the Jaws shirt part of his uniform in the final tour of Tragically Hip concerts this past summer. ( David Bastedo/LiveNation photo ) A post on the Gord Downie Strong Facebook page shows a tax receipt that Sunnybrook says it never issued. ( Facebook ) A sponsored content post from Gord Downie Strong showed up on Facebook feeds, promising "all proceeds" from t-shirt sales would go to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research. The proceeds from the shirts — selling for $24.99 plus tax — claimed to have been donated to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research. Their digital team then contacted the online shop and reported the Gord Downie Strong page to Facebook.


Source: thestar November 28, 2016 20:21 UTC



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