CBS News reported that a woman who was bullied for posting a weight loss video has received a large volume of support from strangers online, according to its CBS News video report. The network said the support came from "The Kindness Mob," which it described as a group of half a million people who help online strangers recover from hate comments.
According to the CBS News summary, correspondent Steve Hartman went On the Road to meet one woman who benefited from the group's help. The summary does not describe the specific comments the woman received, where they were posted, or how long she had been targeted. It also does not say how the group came to her attention or what form its assistance took.
The network's summary presents the group as a source of help for people recovering from hate comments, but it does not provide independent figures on how many people the group has assisted. CBS News did not include, in the summary, a statement from the woman or from members of the group, so the account relies on the network's own reporting. Because the summary is brief, the full segment may contain details that do not appear in it.
The CBS News listing for the report does not name an author. The available information therefore comes from a single outlet, and the account above reflects only what CBS News reported. No other outlet's coverage of the matter was included among the sources provided for this story.
Sources: CBS News: Woman bullied for posting weight loss video receives flood of support from kind strangers.