Jimmy Donaldson, famously known as MrBeast, is one of the most subscribed YouTubers in the world. He has close to 90 million subscribers on his primary channel, and over 100M subscribers in totality across all his YouTube channels.

While he is famous for attention-grabbing, entertaining videos, his fans love him for his philanthropic personality and the will to do good for society. From the early days of his career, MrBeast has always given money away to strangers and continues to do so. But in a shocking incident in 2018, MrBeast was accused of handing out counterfeit currency. Continue reading to find out everything that transpired.

YouTuber accused of giving away fake money

In another episode featuring the philanthropic pursuits of MrBeast, the YouTuber “Gave $500,000 To Random People.” And it was yet another wholesome video that left a smile on MrBeast, the receivers, and the watchers’ faces. While the initial response video got was positive, garnering over 13 million views, things took a distressing turn soon.

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Many individuals claimed Jimmy Donaldson gave away counterfeit currency in his video. Hard to imagine, isn’t it?

MrBeast is Forbes’ highest-paid YouTuber of the year 2021, with $54 million in earnings, beating the likes of Jake and Logan Paul, and last year’s frontrunner, Ryan Kaji.

Now, hearing something like this could leave you bewildered. Thankfully, the selfless YouTuber addressed the misunderstandings immediately.

MrBeast reveals the true story after fake money accusations

The YouTuber, clearing the air, accepted that he did not use real money, listing security risks as the reason behind it. Revealing the details of the purpose of the counterfeit notes, he said, “Long story short, if you have hundreds of people in one location, and you’re just handing out tons of money – if you’re handing out actual, real money, there are safety and security risks.”

He also indirectly hints at jealousy amongst humans as a common trait, which was also one of his reasons. MrBeast stated, “Imagine when I give someone $10k, and they walk out the door, and all these other people see that you have $10k. As a responsible person, I can’t do that.”

Furthermore, he explains there was a “security reason” factor to this, highlighting, “We can’t have six figures in actual cash there. …it’s just not responsible.”

MrBeast also added that it is easier to write cheques to the receivers rather than giving actual cash. With this said, it makes sense as to why Jimmy would have opted to go for counterfeit bills.

Now that your favorite YouTuber has explained everything, giving justifiable and understandable reasons, you can go back to binge-watching his videos.

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