Did An Organization Already Raise $4 Million for the Charleston Killer Dylann Roof?

A rumor began to circulate on social media on Thursday that racist Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting suspect Dylann Roof has received $4 million in donations for his legal defense fund.

But the story is a hoax. It was first posted on a fake news website, News Watch 33, and began to spread on Twitter and Facebook.

The story says the funds for Dylann Roof are being collected and managed by a website called Citizens For White Rights, which does not appear to exist and is not a registered charity.

The website posted a screenshot that they say came from the charity and proves the donations have really been made, along with a statement from the groups supposed leader:

The story has also been debunked by the website Snopes.com.

But that hasn’t stopped the story from being retweeted thousands of times and shared on Facebook.

Please stop spreading this story folks!  If anything real comes to light, we'll let you know :-)