India, Sept. 27 -- GoFundMe has removed a viral fundraiser created for an 81-year-old Texas man who was reportedly working to support his wife's cancer treatment. The platform has now confirmed that it found "factual misrepresentations" in the campaign and has since removed it.

The fundraiser for Donald Johnson of The Colony, Texas, had collected more than $280,000 before it was taken down. GoFundMe said all donors would receive refunds after its Trust & Safety team reviewed the campaign and determined it violated the platform's rules.

"Our Trust & Safety team identified factual misrepresentations, which directly violates our Terms of Service," a GoFundMe spokesperson told The Independent. The company added that maintaining transparency...