Fact Check: Did Millie Bobby Brown donate $1M to the LGBTQIA+ community for allegedly finding a "cure"? Viral tweet debunked

Recently a claim related to Millie Bobby Brown donating $1 million to the LGBTQIA+ community went viral on X. However, the claim was fake, and Millie Bobby Brown did not donate $1M to the LGBTQIA+ community. No official records related to this claim could be found online.

The rumor started circulating after Drop Pop shared a post on X, writing:

"Actress Millie Bobby Brown donated $1,000,000 to the LGBTQIA+ community. 'I hope they find a cure,' the actress stated.

At the time of writing, the post had garnered over 10 million views.

However, it is important to note that the page that posted it, is a "parody/satirical pop culture news outlet." The bio of the page clearly mentions that it posts content only for "entertainment purposes."

"Nothing on this account represents factual news. We do not intend to defame, harm, mislead, or misrepresent anyone. This account’s goal is satire and creative parody, not to deceive, offend, or cause distress," the bio read.

The bio further mentions that the public figures who find their content concerning can reach out to them.

Despite the disclaimer, many believed the post, and it was reshared over 15K times. Many users suspected the post and asked for a fact check from X's Grok. When a user asked Grok if the claim was true, the AI chatbot replied.

"No, this claim is false. The original post comes from a satirical account that disclaims all content as non-factual, and multiple fact-checks confirm no evidence of Millie Bobby Brown making such a donation or statement. It's viral misinformation playing on controversy for engagement."

However, Millie Bobby Brown has not issued any clarification on this viral claim.

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Earlier in 2018 Millie Bobby Brown became subject to "transphobic memes"

This was not the first time when the Damsel actress was displayed as "transphobic" by meme or parody accounts. According to the BBC, in 2018 the actress was associated with "transphobic" meme content. Back then, as a part of a trolling trend, many X users shared her photoshopped pictures with "transphobic" quotes on them.

The report noted that the Enola Holmes alum quit the platform following the incident. However, the actress did not cite a specific reason for leaving the platform.

In 2022, the beauty entrepreneur gave an interview to Allure in which she talked about her relationship with social media. The actress had earlier deleted her TikTok and X accounts. The story noted that Millie Bobby Brown had been receiving "hateful messages" and "NSFW missives from adult men" before she deactivated her social media.

"It’s really hard to be hated on when you don’t know who you are yet. So it’s like, ‘What do they hate about me? ’Cause I don’t know who I am.’ It’s almost like, ‘Okay, I’m going to try being this today.’ [And then they say], ‘Oh, no, I hate that.’... Then you just start shutting down because you’re like, ‘Who am I meant to be? Who do they need me to be for them?’ Then I started to grow more, and my family and friends really helped," the actress said.

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Millie Bobby Brown recently became a mom after she and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, adopted a daughter in August this year. She announced the adoption via an Instagram post.

Edited by Anuj Singh Kushwaha