&Quot;George Soros&Quot;

Does George Soros own Two Sigma Investments? No, that's not true: The company's federal filings with the Security and Exchange Commission state that Soros has never been part of any ownership of the investment firm. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on Facebook on Sept. 19, 2020. It opened: Melissa Francis is married to Wray Thorn who…

Are Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffery Epstein all connected through an association with the company Moderna? No, that's not true: Dr. Fauci was not the first CEO of Moderna, he and Bill Gates did not attend the same college and they were not roommates. George Soros who was not a Nazi, did not have a hand…

Is there evidence that Antifa forming a "Red Army" to attack the group's enemies and that ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- is providing ammunition and weapons training? No, there is no evidence. The radio host making the claim offered no evidence to support it. ACORN disbanded in the United States a decade ago. The…

Do European royals hunt naked children for fun at human hunting parties? No, there is no evidence of any kind to support this claim. This story and ones like it have been circulating since 2014. This claim originally appeared in an article (archived here) where it was published by "Soul:Ask.com" on June 18, 2014, under the title "European royals killing…

Was George Soros taken into custody for crimes against America? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story from a network of satire websites. The article was designed to trick people who do not read the whole article, who share or comment after only reading the headline. The story was originally published by thelastlineofdefense.org. The old article is archived…

Did 163 paid protesters file a lawsuit against George Soros when he backed out of a commitment to pay their bail? No, that's not true: This is a fictional article published by a known satire website that mostly writes content about Democrats to trick Trump supporters into believing and sharing the articles, thereby creating advertising revenue for the satire site.…

Is a meme listing 22 points, including conspiracy claims about 5G hazards, adrenochrome, Jeffrey Epstein, Pizzagate, and Britain's Royal Family factual? Mostly no, although some points are true and others are just predictions that cannot be fact checked. An example of the massive meme is found in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook June 4, 2020. It opened:…

Is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the niece of billionaire philanthropist George Soros? No, she is not. Soros, the descendant of Hungarian Jews, has two nephews by his only brother, Paul, but no nieces. Whitmer's family tree bends toward England and Bavaria, not Hungary, going many generations back. The false claim appeared in a post published on Facebook on June 1,…

Was a man serious when he told a journalist that George Soros invited him to lunch, paid him by personal check to protest, and made him rich? No, that's not true: A video of the "paid protester" is a 3-year-old spoof, according to the man who conducted the faux interview and posted the original two-minute video. Furthermore, the man featured…

Did leaked IRS tax returns show George Soros wired $1.7 million to Antifa? No, that's not true: The Open Society Foundations, created by Soros, has made several large donations to The Center for Community Change, but that group is not affiliated with Antifa. The tax documents were not leaked since they are widely-available public records. The claim originated in a…