Why would that mean they are suddenly untrustworthy? Anything they are doing online is using up time and energy that they could be using to produce income elsewhere. It is taking time and energy away from job and family. Why shouldn't they make some money at the same time they are giving away information for free? If they were demanding subscription fees before sharing anything, that'd be different.
I keep seeing comments about this that don't seem logical to me. If you don't want to donate or buy a t-shirt, don't. But that has nothing to do with their credibility.
If you havent read the ENTIRE investigation done by u/Evspra than do not comment on the subject. If you have, than you are either being willfully ignorant or are a shill. They made many claims that the investigation has disproved. I say this all as one of GEORGEnews's biggest fans on here. It is disheartening, but the proof is in the pudding.
I'm not talking about George. I know nothing about that. I'm talking about comments I've seen regarding a number of different people. This George news thing is just the most recent.
Ah, I see.
Isn't it the claim of insider info that did the most damage to George's credibility? Thats a separate issue, in my view.
Using the claim to sell products and harvest donations is as scummy as it gets in my book. You're question is why cant they sell merch. Well if you're using false claims to do it...