Did you Know Rick Warren recently Shut Down 179 Fake Facebook Pages?

High-profile pastors have long complained (along with other celebrities) of impersonators on social media. But Rick Warren recently revealed just how widespread the problem is.

Warren announced Tuesday that in the months since his son Matthew’s suicide, more than 200 fake Facebook pages have popped up, soliciting funds in Matthew’s memory. So far, he has succeeded in shutting down 179 of them, which he said were “making money on my son’s death.”

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2 comments on “Did you Know Rick Warren recently Shut Down 179 Fake Facebook Pages?

  1. Ad Orientem says:

    Disgusting. Such people should be criminally prosecuted.

  2. Terry Tee says:

    I was utterly shocked on reading this.