Live streaming site Kuai Shou announced that it permanently shut down the user who was revealed to fake his charity donations in rural China. 

A man who goes by the username Brother Jie gathered a huge following after he live-streamed his charitable acts through Kuai Shou, an online platform with around 300 million users. In his videos, Brother Jie gave food and money amounting to 30,000 yuan to the poorest families in the mountainous area of Da Liangshan in Sichuan Province, Western China. 

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These "charitable acts" expanded his fanbase, but earlier this month, a video was uploaded showing the Brother Jie taking the money back from the poor villagers after the live streaming was done. The video drew the ire of Chinese netizens, prompting Brother Jie to admit the fake acts. 

"I admit that I took the money back, but dare the other hosts on this site who claim to be doing acts of charity as well?" he said. 

Brother Jie also uploaded an apology video where he drank a bottle of detergent, after which he was rushed to the hospital. 

Live streaming has been rising in popularity recently in China, with people taking advantage of the profits of being famous in cyberspace.  Apart from removing Brother Jie's account, Kuai Shou also reported the host to the police. 

The website is now looking into other accounts that stream their charity acts to confirm if they are true or just a gimmick to gain followers. 21 accounts with content similar to Brother Jie's have been banned while six accounts suspected to be faking their charitable acts were shut down temporarily. 

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