If Crowdfunding Sites Were Honest (VIDEO)

What would happen if crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Indiegogo and others were actually honest?
If Crowdfunding Sites Were Honest (VIDEO)

What would happen if crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Indiegogo and others were actually honest? They probably wouldn't raise any funds at all.

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Roger Horton: Jack Hunter 
Writer: Ryan Menezes
Director: Dave Brown
Assistant Director: Jordan Breeding 
Director of Photography: Daryl Pittman
Editors: Dave Brown, Jordan Breeding 
Sound: Mike Schoen 
Politician: Katie Culligan
Programmer: Trevor DeSaussure
Inventor: Jordan Breeding
Patient: Dave Brown
Set Designer: Caitie Hirabayashi
Production Assistant: Ruda Yi

SOURCES: 
https://go.indiegogo.com/blog/2015/10/crowdfunding-statistics-trends-infographic.html 
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/how-can-we-pay-for-creativity-in-the-digital-age 
https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/10/9-percent-kickstarter-projects-fail-to-deliver.html 
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/biggest-kickstarter-and-indiegogo-scams/ 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/water-bottle-refills-itself-from-moisture-air-180957986/ https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000087063932/selbstfuellende-wasserflasche-umstrittenes-start-up-fontus-pleite 
https://www.pcgamer.com/somehow-2020-was-star-citizens-most-successful-year-to-date/ 
https://coloradosun.com/2020/08/20/tim-shea-castle-rock-indicted-steve-bannon/ 
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/12/coolest-cooler-in-final-accounting-cost-its-kickstarter-backers-more-than-4-million.html 
https://www.ketv.com/article/irs-cancer-survivor-owes-19-000-in-taxes-from-donations/7652336

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