Exactly, every time someone on here helps someone else either with funds, equipment, free skills or advice it's done on trust.

If a fan editor says their computer has gone down or they are suddenly in need of a piece of stuff that for various reasons they can't afford or a project that has been part funded by donation is being delayed because of health or family issues we accept that without proof and we often offer help without proof.

It's called trust.

At any time someone for whatever reason could pop up and dismiss those requests for help as being based on untruths.

Unless those claims are backed up with compelling evidence why should we treat the person we were willing to trust earlier any different than we did before?

The main difference here is the nature of the assistance requested and the tight deadline it implies.