Small play and I'm already on Sahara Reporters - Man responds to Sahara Reporters' unverified story

News platforms Sahara Reporters posted a story about an individual who opened a GoFundMe account to beg Nigerians to fund his travel abroad stating that he is tired of the country.

The story posted by the news platform shared that  up until 23 hours after the individual opened the crowd funding account, he is yet to get any donations.

The concerned individual has now come out to say that he wasn't serious about the whole issue. See what he said below:

Small play and I'm already on Sahara Reporters.

Anyway, please donate. Please!!! https://t.co/I7P558Mjo1

— Sizwe Banzi (@iamwhunee) May 14, 2018

What are your thoughts? Did the individual go too far or was Sahara Reporters unprofessional not to have investigated the story well enough?