Claim: A compassionate, real story of a little boy donating blood to his twin sister, believing that the procedure would kill him.
Fact-check: This compassionate story of a little boy donating blood to his sister is not inspired by a real incident - FACTLY
Verdict: this is not a real story but a made up one. this is evident from the fact that, in most countries, the age limit to donate blood is 18 and few countries permit 16 –17 year olds to donate provided they fulfil the necessary conditions. contrary to this fact, the post highlights that a little boy donated blood, which could not be true. as per snopes, a similar story has been going around since at least the 1920s. a 1925 mary pickford film, little annie rooney featured a similar story of a 12-year old girl offering blood to her brother, even though she thought the procedure would kill her. even a 1993 book titled 'chicken soup for the soul' also carried a similar story in line with the viral one. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2022-05-16T10:03:44