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Sheryl SandbergAsked Facebook staff to research George Soros's finances after he criticized Facebook

In January 2018, Sandberg asked Facebook communications staff to investigate George Soros's finances days after he criticized Facebook at the World Economic Forum. Facebook hired Definers Public Affairs to push stories painting the anti-Facebook movement as a Soros-backed effort, despite Soros being the subject of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

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Confirms Statement Jan 25, 2018 documented

Asked Facebook staff to research George Soros's finances after he criticized Facebook

In January 2018, Sandberg asked Facebook communications staff to investigate George Soros's finances days after he criticized Facebook at the World Economic Forum. Facebook hired Definers Public Affairs to push stories painting the anti-Facebook movement as a Soros-backed effort, despite Soros being the subject of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

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