Rumours that a pictured child will receive a heart transplant if their photo gets a 1000 shares are spreading across Facebook.
Pictures of disabled children posted on Facebook with a caption urging the reader to share or like the image is a popular yet immoral hoax that plagues Facebook. Such captions claim that sharing or liking the photo will result in the child receiving free medical care or donations from Facebook or other companies.
If this picture gets shared 1000 she gets the heart transplant she needs for free
However these rumours are false, and just like in the case with the picture photo above, the photos were stolen by Facebook hoaxers. These hoaxes are often associated with a process known as like-farming, where hoaxers use various techniques to lure Facebook users into liking their spammy Facebook pages. Read more about like-farming here. The notion that a child’s healthcare would be put on hold because their photo didn’t go viral enough across Facebook is simply absurd.
In the case of the above photo, the child certainly will not receive a free heart transplant in return for Facebook shares. The child is actually Zoe Chambers, pictured with her mother Julie. Sadly Zoe passed away after a heart transplant a number of years ago, yet her photo still circulates Facebook with this assertion that sharing it will give her free medical attention.
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What makes the entire case more despicable is that Zoe’s family became aware of how the photo is being exploited, adding more agony to a family already in grieving.
This goes to show how unscrupulous spammers are willing to exploit people to lure users into liking a Facebook page. Hoaxes revolving around sick children who would allegedly receive help based on how many Facebook users interact with their photo is a popular and sick scam that we discuss in more detail here.
