Donald Trump Birthday Celebration
Red Flags on Parade Seat-Fillers Ad
… White House Says Listing Is ‘Fake News’
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12:48 PM PT — The Craigslist post has been officially debunked as fake — Fight Fight Fight LLC telling TMZ … they know nothing about it.
An ad posted to Craigslist calling for seat-fillers for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade this weekend — AKA President Trump‘s birthday bash — has gone viral … but it has all the makings of a total hoax.
Here’s the deal … an ad posted this week on the D.C. website page with the headline “Seat Fillers Needed – June 14th – Constitution Avenue – DC” claims patriotically dressed seat-fillers would be paid a freaking grand — in crypto — to show up and cheer their butts off Saturday.
But .. there are some red (sans white and blue) flags with the post … for instance, the alleged coordinator — T-Mellon Events — doesn’t appear to exist, so far as TMZ could find while searching for business records. What’s more — on ALL of Craigslist in the U.S., T-Mellon Events only appears on this single listing.
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Would-be parade spectators were told that, in addition to the $1,000 in cryptocurrency, they’d get a “fast food” lunch and soda.
And speaking of that alleged crypto payment … the ad claims the dough will be doled out via Fight Fight Fight LLC — which is legit — and the company involved with the $TRUMP crypto coin. Worth noting … that LLC has been the subject of a recent inquiry by the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs on May 6 for “potential conflicts of interest and violations of the law.”
The White House tells TMZ … the posting is bogus — specifically, in their favorite term: “Fake news.”
We’re out to Craigslist for comment … so far, no word back.
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