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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere is the Definers research Facebook commissioned on Soros
Breaking:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/soros-facebook-definers-research
"We researched potential motivations behind George Soros's criticism of Facebook in January 2018," a Facebook spokesperson told BuzzFeed News on Thursday. "Mr. Soros is a prominent investor and we looked into his investments and trading activity related to Facebook. That research was already underway when Sheryl sent an email asking if Mr. Soros had shorted Facebook's stock.
"Recently, a number of progressive groups came together to form the Freedom From Facebook campaign which has a six-figure ad budget," the document reads. "It is not clear who is providing the large amount of funding for the campaign or what their motive is. At least four of the groups in the coalition receive funding or are aligned with George Soros who has publicly criticized Facebook. Neither Freedom From Facebook nor Open Markets Institute have answered questions about who is funding this campaign."
Since the publication of the Times' story, Eddie Vale, a spokesperson and consultant for Freedom From Facebook, said that no money from Soros directly or indirectly had been used to fund the coalition's work. Axios has also since tracked down the original funder of Freedom From Facebook, identifying that person as Pennsylvania philanthropist and former hedge fund executive David Magerman.
much more at link including the Documents.
David Mangerman, the millionaire philanthropist who started Freedom from Facebook:
https://www.axios.com/david-magerman-campaign-break-up-facebook-82ba9228-34d9-4905-ab8d-2e44e30822a6.html
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Here is the Definers research Facebook commissioned on Soros (Original Post)
superpatriotman
Dec 2018
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DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)1. I didn't realize Mark and Sheryl are garden variety
not very smart conspiracy theorists. I guess they listen to hate radio and believe George Soros is the root of all things not Republican.
PATHETIC
newblewtoo
(667 posts)2. Investors are owed
due diligence. Soros has a history of manipulating markets. A few dollars of movement in stock prices can trigger big gains and or loss in the options market. That is pretty much how I see this. If they don't do due diligence and they get slammed investors would sue. They are damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Now, if the SEC start investigating Soros for stock manipulation things could get interesting.