{"id":1113,"date":"2026-10-30T10:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:26:27","slug":"red-baron-vendor-who-schooled-instagram-pranksters-blown-away-by-400k-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/?p=1113","title":{"rendered":"Red Baron vendor who schooled Instagram pranksters \u2018blown away\u2019 by $400K fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Michigan father who obliterated a pair of dim-witted Instagram trolls<\/a> that played a cruel prank on him while he was working at a grocery store said he\u2019s \u201cabsolutely blown away\u201d after over $400,000 poured into a fundraiser for him in just two days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the viral video<\/a>, a pair of foolish pranksters approached the Red Baron rep \u2014 identified only as Michigan local Walt Z \u2014 while he was stocking freezer shelves.<\/p>\n

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Walt Z is \u201cabsolutely blown away\u201d after over $413,00 has been raised in support after he was targeted by a pair of twisted social media pranksters. Instagram\/thea.ctiveworld<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They asked him what the time was and then proceeded to pretend to steal money from him using a fake Apple Pay sound.<\/p>\n

In response to the sick stunt, the hardworking employee unleashed a tirade on the pair.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy life is hard enough as it is, okay? I don\u2019t need this crap,\u201d Walt says.<\/p>\n

\u201cBro, bro, it\u2019s just a joke! It\u2019s just a prank,\u201d the Instagrammer in the video hits back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got kids at home that went to bed without me right now! I was supposed to be off an hour ago! I gotta wake up at 5 in the morning and do 10 more stores!\u201d the fed-up worker shouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, bro, chill. We\u2019re just filming a video, it was just a joke \u2014\u201d he says, before Walt cuts him off and steps forward.<\/p>\n

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In the viral video, a pair of foolish pranksters approached the Red Baron rep \u2014 identified only as Michigan local Walt Z \u2014 while he was stocking freezer shelves. Instagram\/thea.ctiveworld<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNo, you don\u2019t! You\u2019re probably making money off of this! I can\u2019t even pay my goddamn mortgage! And I got four kids at home! So not funny!\u201d Walt shoots back.<\/p>\n

The cruel fools posted the video to Instagram but quickly wiped it and deactivated their account after they were slapped with massive backlash.<\/p>\n

In support of the hardworking father, a verified online fundraiser was set up for Walt on GoFundMe \u2014 which has already raked in roughly $413,000 in donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalt Z out of Michigan sends a heartfelt thankyou, and is absolutely blown away by how much people have cared over this,\u201d the fundraiser\u2019s organizer Luke Oakenshield wrote Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Over $413,000 has been raised for Walt as of Thursday night. GoFundMe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Red Baron rep is \u201crequesting privacy\u201d after the social media stunt and the funds will be directly transferred to him, according to Oakenshield.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re all Rockstars, and it shows,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oakenshield said he created the fundraiser because since the video went viral, \u201cthere is real concern that this hardworking person could lose their job because of a situation they did not create.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo, you don\u2019t! You\u2019re probably making money off of this! I can\u2019t even pay my goddamn mortgage! And I got four kids at home! So not funny!\u201d Walt says. Instagram\/thea.ctiveworld<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A spokesperson for Red Baron\u2019s parent company told The Post in a statement Wednesday that they were aware of the video and have \u201cconnected directly with our team member to check on his well-being, and we continue to offer our full support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to share that he is doing well and remains a valued member of our team,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See more of our coverage in your search results. He\u2019s having the last laugh. A Michigan father who obliterated a pair of dim-witted Instagram trolls that played a cruel prank on him while he was working at a grocery store said he\u2019s \u201cabsolutely blown away\u201d after over $400,000 poured into a fundraiser for him in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bd24.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}