 In 2015 , NPR and ProPublica investigated the disappearance of US $ 500 million donated to the American Red Cross , described as " one of the most successful fundraisers ever " . Despite the claims of the American Red Cross that 130 @,@ 000 homes had been built , the investigation discovered that only six had been built . The investigation reviewed " hundreds " of pages of internal documents and interviewed " more than a dozen " former and current staff members , and investigated the organization 's claim that 4 @.@ 5 million Haitians had been helped " back on their feet " despite Joel Boutroue , a Haitian government advisor , stating that this number would cover " 100 percent of the urban area " , and observing that this would mean they had served every city in Haiti . Numerous other claims did not hold up under investigation , and it was found that the project was riddled with " multiple staffing changes " , bureaucratic delays and a language barrier as many of the Red Cross officials did not speak French or Creole . General counsel for the American Red Cross , David Meltzer , directed the investigators to their official statistics , but would not elaborate on them . The public affairs office of the Red Cross disputed NPR and ProPublica 's claims in an email , and claimed that the investigative report could cause an international incident . The American Red Cross has handed over the rebuilding efforts to the Haitian Red Cross . 
 In 2015 , NPR and ProPublica investigated the disappearance of US $ 500 million donated to the American Red Cross , described as " one of the most successful fundraisers ever " . Despite the claims of the American Red Cross <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>130 @,@ 000 homes <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been built , the investigation discovered that only six <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> been built . The investigation reviewed " hundreds " of pages of internal documents and interviewed " more than a dozen " former and current staff members , and investigated the organization <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>claim that 4 @.@ 5 million Haitians <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> been helped " back on their feet " despite Joel Boutroue , a Haitian government advisor , stating that this number would cover " 100 percent of the urban area " , and observing that this would mean they <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> served every city in Haiti . Numerous other claims did not hold up under <a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>investigation</mark></a> , and it was found that the project was riddled with " multiple staffing changes " , bureaucratic delays and a language barrier as many of the Red Cross officials did not speak French or Creole . General counsel for the American Red Cross , David Meltzer , directed the investigators to their official statistics , but would not elaborate on them . The public affairs office of the Red Cross disputed NPR and ProPublica <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>claims in an email , and claimed that the investigative report could cause an international incident . The American Red Cross <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>has</mark></a> handed over the rebuilding efforts to the Haitian Red Cross . 
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