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Reviewed story hypothesis

Jean Booth and the Donnie persona

A timeline of related coverage, with the reasoning and uncertainty kept visible.

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These reports are grouped for research, not as proof of one verified event. A timeline follows when URLs were observed in GDELT, not when the underlying events happened. Earlier observations do not prove the reviewed wording existed then.
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Reports are associated with Jean Booth and the Donnie persona. Saved descriptions and direct identifying details support a story hypothesis; they do not establish one verified incident or reconcile every reported total.

Source hosts may belong to the same publisher or repeat syndicated material. Review scope and methods.

Coverage timeline

Ordered by first observation in the collected metadata. Open a record for its assessed themes, original-source link and direct connections.

First observed www.canoncitydailyrecord.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 7fbb3e32fee4607f28fbb5e460d2d97dff543949a917ec2754e467b7eba87776

First observed www.eastbaytimes.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: cedc1d80378a1e7c8e2d729d7fcf2d4dcd104746a0c4b263d2b748d1dcccd7f6

First observed www.advocate-news.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Both identify Jean Booth, the Donnie persona and the $90,000 loss. This is repeated media reporting, not another victim.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: f2b457340ca6ee7db3a20b3689a01c548ac4928fc85b5d6ce270c5567189964f

First observed www.mercurynews.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 29953aa141a734414d09b3a5d975c8ee753067d6e76998c273178b66695a92bd

First observed www.sun-sentinel.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 6dac4c6eadd6b54c303bd3cdbb9005af411b9b1e77bb35dc82b8f99ce173139a

First observed www.readingeagle.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: ff7490653c3e90ae9565ca59a985e362f5a8baafa7e07b9b2072440f79aa8970

First observed www.dailygazette.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Jean Booth narrative explicitly describes a romance scam and attachment despite recognizing the invented partner. The clipped restaurant description does not establish financial loss or psychiatric harm.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 3aa02e68c8542be1d3d868e5c15e2e55132878c7e4b3ec32c9c7fdf1e154e9dc

First observed www.dailydemocrat.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 6cc8219c855ee180ae73db442a0f82250f32561198009d9bee544c47f855299e

First observed www.twincities.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: b1acb9fb6e5fcfcb49e1b0b8a2de50caf0c807559fefbb44805b331a41ad6dc3

First observed www.pilotonline.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 9cecbf3594d71015960ca73901ce5dc49afd812e9676b325a791e2b01639bf66

First observed www.idahostatejournal.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Jean Booth narrative explicitly describes a romance scam and attachment despite recognizing the invented partner. The clipped restaurant description does not establish financial loss or psychiatric harm.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 10713ced7f9fe34b52fe83894d63b997a8fcd66a0ca4b601238d842595b95316

First observed www.courant.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 127cd42be69e049ecc8346ff06d2f9de4f1cbdbb68186c474976bad1d8078a7d

First observed flipso.com

Romance scams are on the rise. Here’s one woman’s story · Flipso

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Jean Booth account states she sent money over eight months. The clipped final phrase is not enough to assign psychological harm.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: c172eea3eda998005d76987ffef417ce6bb4cb116ca31f1c344199f0a533ee8d

First observed www.republicanherald.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 5105439664e370c310c2525eb130f8f04f03606a1d358acc59a06e2029007a98

First observed www.lowellsun.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: 84b7ce712201aaf20b278b2f7886d4a79652ec405d5b34a263c35cc212ba7829

First observed www.greeleytribune.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: bd7d1f7a8b2375717da1ed5469f912358df65fb6ac9fbb7a2be82601b364aa4f

First observed www.thereporteronline.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: c732bd051d1943b382f3fcf6313a92896662d7445117dafa09fd00dd4bf18eb4

First observed nypost.com

Woman falls victim to romance scam after sending money to a fake boyfriend: ‘I want to vomit’

Why it is grouped here: Both identify Jean Booth, the Donnie persona and the $90,000 loss. This is repeated media reporting, not another victim.

Report names Jean Booth and an online paratrooper persona, stating a roughly $90000 loss. Military identity is presented as part of the deception.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: edfb076201ed7776639ab25e3ca6222d123b66dacbd253e42892ccfbf6c7bfe8

First observed www.fortmorgantimes.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: c1cc6f22afd25a9254ed662ab335ca9dda5682327f54be239109bced23e89823

First observed www.akronnewsreporter.com

She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam

Why it is grouped here: Saved evidence explicitly names the subject of this group. Reports can concern different proceedings or experiences involving that person; related commentary is not independent confirmation and the group is not a count of incidents.

Syndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.

Membership evidence and limits

Contextual association with this story hypothesis. It does not assert that every other member is directly linked to this report. Direct pairwise links are shown separately on each record.

Reviewed record revision: d7214cb0474fbcabd3ff2445f0cf785750eb484af123b5cbf7f95e8ce53a54f5

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