Viral Video Raises $400,000 for Homeless Man, But Then His True Identity Is Revealed: ‘I’m Speechless’

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It was a feel-good story that was good while it lasted. Then the truth stepped in.

In early February, Sanai Graden, a fashion intern and student at UC Berkeley, had an encounter with a homeless man in Washington, D.C. Over the next five hours, she bought him tea, medicine and a hotel room as she recorded it all on video, according to the Daily Mail.

The video went viral on TikTok, with more than 30 million views. A GoFundMe topped $400,000.

Then came some news that made the folks at GoFundMe hold onto the cash until they decide what’s right.

It turns out the homeless man in the video, whose plight drew the sympathy of millions, has an arrest record for violence, according to WTTG-TV.

WARNING: The following news clip contains scenes of violence that some may find disturbing.

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