Crazy bullshit
Actor Ryan Reynolds donated the $27 million he earned from the 2016 film "Deadpool" to Parkinson's disease research.
Spread on: Facebook, June 2026
The real story
Reynolds has worked with The Michael J. Fox Foundation since 2008, which made the story feel plausible. But Snopes found no proof he made this particular donation. The tale spread on Facebook pages without any source.
The fact-checker's verdict: “False”. Our label never goes further than theirs.
How to spot it
Feel-good celebrity stories with huge exact figures and no news coverage are a favourite clickbait format.
The receipts
Ryan Reynolds didn't donate $27M 'Deadpool' salary to Parkinson's research, despite claims ↗
Snopes · 2026-06-23
