Pretty much exactly that. He tried kickstarter, reached $310, and then turned to the flat-earthers. Their GoFundMe uses the terms "awareness" and "sponsorship

Pretty much exactly that. He tried kickstarter, reached $310, and then turned to the flat-earthers. Their GoFundMe uses the terms "awareness" and "sponsorship". His stated goals (headlining the kickstarter) are to become famous, and set a world record, and the GoFundMe makes no claims other than what size their logo will be. The last paragraph of the GoFundMe promises the story is going to be run by the AP. For the flat-earthers, this is the actual goal of the rocket - to get the story into the press. And it worked. $8k bought them nationwide coverage. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1441636269/mission-rock-it-stage-i-the-1-mile-manned-rocket-j https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1441636269/mission-rock... https://www.gofundme.com/flat-earth-community-rocket-launch https://www.gofundme.com/flat-earth-community-rocket-launch