Shaun King is a success story, of sorts. The #BlackLivesMatter activist moved on to lead Justice Together, an anti-police brutality group that claimed to have “chapters in all 50 states and on over 300 college campuses” and included on its board luminaries such as Attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice, and actress Gabrielle Union.

King was also picked up as a writer for the Daily Kos website, and then was hired by the New York Daily News to fill its newly created senior justice writer position — not a bad gig at all.

Tonight, though, Shaun King is a trending topic in the United States and has inspired the #ShaunKingLetMeDown hashtag.

Chandra Paz got the ball rolling this morning by tweeting that she still has love for Shaun King for shedding light on the dark corners on American society. However …

So why the hashtag? I feel compelled to speak. Hundreds of people were invited by SK to join @JusticeTogether #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

I experienced: A great idea. A charismatic leader. A goal I'm passionate about. But to me, there were always red flags #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

Lots of self-promotion. Intimidation of dissenting views. Excuses for non-action, no real answers… #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

…More self-promotion, pointing fingers at his haters, hiding behind a wall of silence, repeat. #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

I excused his behavior until I couldnt. SK talks a good game, but he's all about the promotional spin. #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

Paz noted that she began to see a pattern in King’s behavior, a pattern that had not gone unnoticed by others who wondered what happened to the money donated to King’s previous nonprofits, “A Home in Haiti” and “Hope Mob.”

Pattern: use followers to garner support for a good idea. Start an org. Be absent. Blame your outside circumstances #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

…Promise action to come. Allude to action behind the scenes. Be all but absent for months #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

Where's the follow through? The accountability? The support for the people who so badly wanted to believe in you? #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

In summation: I wish @ShaunKing had stepped up. Instead, he points fingers at his growing group of dissidents. #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Water Bearer (@ChandraPaz) November 7, 2015

Via Facebook, King explained that his nationwide organization with 300 college chapters would actually launch in one state, Georgia, as a pilot project.

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/663142200491048960

King posted an explanation of sorts on Facebook today, blaming a controversy over his race (he claims to be mixed-race, which he eventually attributed to his mother’s extramarital affair with a light-skinned black man) for throwing his life into disarray.

… just days before we were scheduled to launch [Justice Together], as I am sure every single one of you know, my entire life was turned upside down. My name and my life story were literally the top news story in the country for over 48 hours, horrendous lies were told about me, my history, and my family, and the newfound notoriety only increased the death threats that we received.

Literally the top news story in the country for over 48 hours?

After that initial batch of Twitter posts, King’s story did become big news on Twitter as the damn broke and other shared their feelings.

#ShaunKingLetMeDown

Was shutting down #JusticeTogether always the plan? Your directors were better than you treated them Shaun — Beth (@MrsStinkFingers) November 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/CallMeCharizma/status/663078922058362880

https://twitter.com/CallMeCharizma/status/663078591857631232

Long history of crowdfunding 'projects' that he then can't seem to be able to follow through on. #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Elle Kamihira (@ellekamihira) November 7, 2015

It's not about "trolls" exploiting #ShaunKingLetMeDown. "Trolls" have been warning about his scams for awhile now. Nobody wanted to listen. — HRH Pasteur (@AspieTruther) November 7, 2015

Any man who would accuse his own mother of being sexually promiscuous to hide his lies will easily steal your donations #ShaunKingLetMeDown — Alexiis Starr (@AlexiisStarr) November 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/Yung_Twigger/status/663160613695315968

Enjoying #ShaunKingLetMeDown and all the comments @ShaunKing is deleting from his Facebook. pic.twitter.com/hTpbPR3RU2 — Milo Yiannopoulos ✘ (@Nero) November 8, 2015

.@ShaunKing has the same excuses as every other fraudster. It's everyone else's fault, he's always the victim. #ShaunKingLetMeDown — John Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 8, 2015

#ShaunKingLetMeDown? Seriously? You trusted a white guy, who claimed he was black, with your money. You let yourselves down. — THE Chris Coon (@Coondawg68) November 8, 2015

So Shaun King has been scamming & taking peoples' money through shady non-profits since 2010 #ShaunKingLetMeDown https://t.co/od3mgduiOx — jennifer (@jenilynn1001) November 8, 2015

Aaaaand Shaun King is now trending nationally! Lol! https://t.co/xYNmwk0eXA #ShaunKingLetMeDown — el Sooper ن (@SooperMexican) November 8, 2015

At least one person has managed to talk to King. Fellow Justice Together board member DeRay McKesson says it’s been a learning experience.

Last Monday, I had a good conversation w/ @ShaunKing as I stepped down from the board of Justice Together, to focus my energy & time. — deray mckesson (@deray) November 8, 2015

.@ShaunKing's reporting has been powerful since Aug. 2014. & I'm hopeful that we can all learn & grow from the recent events re: JT. — deray mckesson (@deray) November 8, 2015