Crowdfunding sites are a barometer of public opinion. Divisive political events might make for great media headlines and social media posts, but if you want to find out what the public are thinking, look no further than Go Fund Me.

For example, the crowdfunding page set up for journalist Andy Ngo, who was hospitalised with a brain haemorrhage after being savagely beaten when covering an Antifa rally in Portland, Oregon, with his camera equipment also stolen.