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In 2025, Travis Kelce found himself at the centre of an unexpected controversy after reports claimed the Kansas City Chiefs star had donated $3.3 million to help homeless young people. The original report claimed that Kelce had donated $3.3 million to Foster Love to help establish a facility for young homeless people in Kansas City. The story spread quickly across social media, with fans praising the NFL tight end for his reported generosity. The charity had announced the contribution on social media, according to the Daily Mail.
Some false claims were thrown out there that I was doing something in the community that I was not,” Kelce said during the episode. “But if you ever want to know exactly what I’m doing in the community, just go to 87 & Running.org,” he said, referring to his official non-profit organization. Kelce also acknowledged ESPN personality Pat McAfee, who had praised him as a “good human” while discussing the reported donation.
However, Kelce has now challenged those claims, making it clear that the donation was not what online reports suggested. His response has also raised questions about the growing influence of unverified stories and AI-generated content, especially when they involve high-profile athletes and their charitable work. “I gotta make a little statement in the don’t-believe-everything-you-read-kids category, realm that you see online. “I’m not even going to talk about it specifically, I don’t want to bring any more attention to that whole nonsense and article and all that stuff. “We’re always trying to get out there, get in the Kansas City communities, in the Cleveland community, but this time, I wasn’t doing what was falsely claimed by the social channels or outlets posting all this AI stuff. The NFL star thanked McAfee for his support but clarified that the underlying claim was false.